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  • 11shoot — shoot; bum·ber·shoot; in·ter·shoot; muck·le·shoot; para·shoot; shoot·able; shoot·ee; shoot·ing; shoot·ist; shoot·man; shoot·out; shoot·er; …

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  • 12Shoot — Shoot, v. i. 1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. [1913 Webster] The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 13shoot — [ʆuːt] verb shot PTandPP [ʆɒt ǁ ʆɑːt] [intransitive] to quickly increase in number or amount: shoot above/​from/​to • Oil prices shot above $40 a barrel. • The monthly interest rate shot to 10% in January. shoot ahead phrasa …

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  • 14Shoot — Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta, Sw.… …

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  • 15shoot up — {v.} 1. To grow quickly. * /Billy had always been a small boy, but when he was thirteen years old he began to shoot up./ 2. To arise suddenly. * /As we watched, flames shot up from the roof of the barn./ 3. {informal} To shoot or shoot at… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 16shoot up — {v.} 1. To grow quickly. * /Billy had always been a small boy, but when he was thirteen years old he began to shoot up./ 2. To arise suddenly. * /As we watched, flames shot up from the roof of the barn./ 3. {informal} To shoot or shoot at… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17shoot — vb 1 *fly, dart, float, skim, scud, sail Analogous words: *speed, hasten, hurry, quicken 2 *rush, dash, tear, charge Analogous words: dart, *fly, scud: *spe …

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  • 18Shoot — Shoot, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the… …

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  • 19Shoot — Shoot, n. 1. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle. [1913 Webster] The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. Bacon. [1913 Webster] One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk. Drayton.… …

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  • 20Shoot 'Em Up — est un film américain réalisé par Michael Davis, avec Monica Belucci et Clive Owen. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …

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