1. a. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon. b. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window. c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.

2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon.

3. a. To discharge (a weapon). b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker.

4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe.

5. To throw out or release (a fishing line, for example).

6. a. To send forth suddenly, intensely, or swiftly: The burning building shot sparks onto the adjacent roof. He shot an angry look at me. b. To emit (a ray or rays of light or another form of energy). c. To utter (sounds or words) forcefully, rapidly, or suddenly: She shot a retort to the insult. d. Slang. To give, send, or hand quickly: Shoot me that stapler.

7. Informal. To spend, use up, or waste: They shot their savings on a new boat.

8. To pass over or through swiftly: shooting the rapids.

9. To cover (country) in hunting for game.

10. To record on film: shot the scene in one take.

11. To cause to project or protrude; extend: shot out her arm to prevent the bottle from falling.

12. To begin to grow or produce; put forth.

13. To pour, empty out, or discharge down or as if down a chute: shot gravel into the hole.

14. Sports & Games. a. To throw or propel (a ball, marble, or other projectile in a game) in a specific direction or toward the objective. b. To accomplish (the objective) of a game involving projectiles; score (a point, basket, stroke, or goal). c. To play (a game involving projectiles or dice, such as golf, craps, or pool). d. To attain (a given score) in golf. e. To throw (the dice or a given score) in craps.

15. To slide (the bolt of a lock) into or out of its fastening.

16. To plane (the edge of a board) straight.

17. To variegate (colored cloth) by interweaving weft threads of a different color.

18. To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument: shot the star.

1. To discharge a missile from a weapon.

2. To discharge or fire; go off.

3. a. To gush or spurt: Water shot out of the geyser. b. To appear suddenly: The sun shot through a break in the clouds.

4. To move swiftly; dart.

5. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body: Pain shot through my lower leg.

6. To protrude; project: The headland shoots far out into the sea.

7. To engage in hunting or the firing of weapons, especially for sport: is shooting in Scotland during the fall.

8. To put forth new growth; germinate.

9. a. To take pictures. b. To begin filming a scene in a movie.

10. Sports & Games. To propel a ball or other object toward the goal or in a specific direction or manner.

11. Games. To throw dice.

12. Slang. To begin talking. Often used in the imperative: I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!

13. To slide into or out of a fastening. Used of the bolt of a lock.

1. The motion or movement of something that is propelled, driven, or discharged.

2. a. The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout. b. A bud, young leaf, or other new growth on a plant.

3. A narrow, swift, or turbulent section of a stream.

4. a. The act of discharging a weapon or letting fly a missile. b. Informal. The launching of a rocket or similar missile.

5. a. An organized shooting activity, such as a skeet tournament or hunt. b. A round of shots in a contest with firearms.

6. a. A photographic assignment or session. b. A cinematographic session.

7. The distance a shot travels; the range.

8. Nautical. The interval between strokes in rowing.

9. A sharp twinge or spasm of pain.

10. An inclined channel for moving something; a chute.

11. A body of ore in a vein.

1. To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.

2. Informal. To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.

3. Informal. a. To put an end to; defeat: shot down the proposal. b. To expose as false; discredit: shot down his theory.

1. Informal. To grow or get taller rapidly.

2. To increase dramatically in amount.

3. To riddle with bullets.

4. To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.

5. Slang. To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.

1. To speak indiscreetly.

2. To brag; boast.