verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
- The soldier shot at the target from a hundred meters away.
- He was shot in the leg during the robbery.
- She shot an arrow at the target and hit the center.
verb To film or photograph something.
- They shot the whole movie on location in Iceland.
- The crew will shoot the final scene on the beach tomorrow.
- She likes to shoot portraits in soft natural light.
verb To move very fast or suddenly in a direction.
- The car shot past us on the motorway.
- Pain shot up his arm when he touched the wire.
- The cat shot under the sofa when the doorbell rang.
noun A new stem or sprout growing from a plant.
- Tiny green shoots pushed up through the soil after the rain.
- The gardener trimmed the new shoots from the rose bush.
- A single green shoot appeared in the pot after a week.
noun A session of filming or photography.
- The magazine shoot took all afternoon.
- The photographer arranged a wedding shoot in the park.
- We have an early shoot tomorrow for the television advert.
intj A mild exclamation of annoyance or disappointment.
- Shoot, I forgot my keys again.
- Shoot, I've left my phone on the train again!
- Oh, shoot, the shop closed ten minutes ago.
