Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shoot
8 of 15 senses of shoot
Sense 1
shoot, hit, pip
=> gun down
=> grass
=> kneecap
Sense 2
shoot, pip
=> flight
=> pick off
Sense 3
shoot
=> blaze away blaze
=> overshoot
=> sharpshoot, snipe
=> open fire, fire
=> gun
=> pump
Sense 4
film, shoot, take
=> reshoot, retake
Sense 6
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
=> plunge
Sense 8
shoot
=> dunk
=> break
=> chip
=> carom
=> birdie
=> double birdie
=> double bogey
=> bogey
=> knuckle
Sense 9
photograph, snap, shoot
=> retake
=> x-ray
Sense 15
inject, shoot
=> immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shoot
8 of 15 senses of shoot
Sense 1
shoot, hit, pip
=> gun down
=> grass
=> kneecap
Sense 2
shoot, pip
=> flight
=> pick off
Sense 3
shoot
=> blaze away blaze
=> overshoot
=> sharpshoot, snipe
=> open fire, fire
=> gun
=> machine gun
=> pump
Sense 4
film, shoot, take
=> reshoot, retake
Sense 6
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
=> plunge
Sense 8
shoot
=> dunk
=> break
=> chip
=> carom
=> birdie
=> double birdie
=> double bogey
=> bogey
=> knuckle
Sense 9
photograph, snap, shoot
=> retake
=> x-ray
Sense 15
inject, shoot
=> immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
Entailment of verb shoot
1 of 15 senses of shoot
Sense 13
fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shoot
15 senses of shoot
Sense 1
shoot, hit, pip
=> injure, wound
Sense 2
shoot, pip
=> kill
Sense 3
shoot
=> fire, discharge
Sense 4
film, shoot, take
=> record, enter put down
Sense 5
shoot
=> project, cast, contrive, throw
Sense 6
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
Sense 7
tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
Also See-> shoot up#1
Sense 8
shoot
=> hit
Sense 9
photograph, snap, shoot
=> record, enter put down
Sense 10
shoot
=> emit, give out give off
Sense 11
shoot
=> ache, smart, hurt
Sense 12
inject, shoot
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in put in introduce
Sense 13
fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
Sense 14
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
=> grow
Sense 15
inject, shoot
=> administer, dispense
Familiarity of verb shoot
shoot used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 15)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shoot
Sense 1
shoot, hit, pip
=> injure, wound
Sense 2
shoot, pip
=> kill
Sense 3
shoot
=> fire, discharge
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Sense 4
film, shoot, take
=> record, enter put down
Sense 9
photograph, snap, shoot
=> record, enter put down
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Sense 6
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
Sense 7
tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
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Sense 12
inject, shoot
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in put in introduce
Sense 15
inject, shoot
=> administer, dispense
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Sense 5
shoot
=> project, cast, contrive, throw
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Sense 8
shoot
=> hit
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Sense 10
shoot
=> emit, give out give off
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Sense 11
shoot
=> ache, smart, hurt
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Sense 13
fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
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Sense 14
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
=> grow
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Grep of noun shot
approach shot
backhand shot
bank shot
basketball shot
bb shot
big shot
bird shot
booster shot
buckshot
bullshot
canister shot
case shot
charity shot
chip shot
chop shot
countershot
crack shot
drop shot
duck shot
dunk shot
earshot
eyeshot
forehand shot
foul shot
golf shot
grapeshot
gunshot
headshot
hook shot
hotshot
indian shot
jump shot
long shot
longshot
masse shot
moon shot
mug shot
one shot
passing shot
pitch shot
pivot shot
potshot
powder and shot
rifle shot
round shot
scoop shot
set shot
shot
shot glass
shot hole
shot metal
shot put
shot putter
shot tower
shotgun
shotgun shell
slapshot
slingshot
snapshot
stuff shot
tennis shot
upshot
Overview of noun shot
The noun shot has 17 senses (first 17 from tagged texts)
1. (759) shot -- (an attempt to score in a game)
2. (348) stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
3. (280) shooting, shot -- (the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate")
4. (181) shot, crack -- ((informal) a chance to do something "he wanted a shot at the champion")
5. (114) injection, shot -- (the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot")
6. (96) shot, pellet -- (a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear")
7. (76) snapshot, shot -- (an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends")
8. (71) scene, shot -- (a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)
9. (58) shot -- (an informal word for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot")
10. (25) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe -- (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets")
11. (17) shot -- (a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin")
12. (15) nip, shot -- (a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey")
13. (8) shot -- (sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put "he trained at putting the shot")
14. (7) shot, shooter -- (a person who shoots (as regards their ability); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter")
15. (7) blastoff, shot -- (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
16. (5) shot -- (an explosive charge used in blasting)
17. (1) guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning -- (an estimate based on little or no information)
Overview of verb shoot
The verb shoot has 15 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (28) shoot, hit, pip -- (hit with a missile from a weapon)
2. (27) shoot, pip -- (kill by firing a missile)
3. (26) shoot -- (fire a shot)
4. (7) film, shoot, take -- (make a film or photograph of something "take a scene"; "shoot a movie")
5. (3) shoot -- (send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly;"shoot a glance")
6. (3) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot -- (run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard")
7. (1) tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office")
8. (1) shoot -- (play a shot; hit a ball; as in games involving a ball such as golf, hockey, etc.)
9. (1) photograph, snap, shoot -- (record on photographic film"I photographed the scene of the accident")
10. shoot -- (emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth.")
11. shoot -- (cause a shooting pain)
12. inject, shoot -- (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon")
13. fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance")
14. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout -- (produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants)
15. inject, shoot -- (give an injection to "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein")
Overview of adj shot
The adj shot has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot -- (varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent")
Antonyms of adj shot
1 sense of shot
Sense 1
changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
INDIRECT (VIA colorful) -> colorless, colourless
Similarity of adj shot
1 sense of shot
Sense 1
changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
=> colorful (vs. colorless), colourful
Attributes of adj shot
Familiarity of adj shot
shot used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj shot
bloodshot
overshot
shot
undershot
Overview of noun shot
The noun shot has 17 senses (first 17 from tagged texts)
1. (759) shot -- (an attempt to score in a game)
2. (348) stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
3. (280) shooting, shot -- (the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate")
4. (181) shot, crack -- ((informal) a chance to do something "he wanted a shot at the champion")
5. (114) injection, shot -- (the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot")
6. (96) shot, pellet -- (a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear")
7. (76) snapshot, shot -- (an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends")
8. (71) scene, shot -- (a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)
9. (58) shot -- (an informal word for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot")
10. (25) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe -- (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets")
11. (17) shot -- (a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin")
12. (15) nip, shot -- (a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey")
13. (8) shot -- (sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put "he trained at putting the shot")
14. (7) shot, shooter -- (a person who shoots (as regards their ability); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter")
15. (7) blastoff, shot -- (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
16. (5) shot -- (an explosive charge used in blasting)
17. (1) guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning -- (an estimate based on little or no information)
Overview of verb shoot
The verb shoot has 15 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (28) shoot, hit, pip -- (hit with a missile from a weapon)
2. (27) shoot, pip -- (kill by firing a missile)
3. (26) shoot -- (fire a shot)
4. (7) film, shoot, take -- (make a film or photograph of something "take a scene"; "shoot a movie")
5. (3) shoot -- (send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly;"shoot a glance")
6. (3) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot -- (run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard")
7. (1) tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office")
8. (1) shoot -- (play a shot; hit a ball; as in games involving a ball such as golf, hockey, etc.)
9. (1) photograph, snap, shoot -- (record on photographic film"I photographed the scene of the accident")
10. shoot -- (emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth.")
11. shoot -- (cause a shooting pain)
12. inject, shoot -- (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon")
13. fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance")
14. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout -- (produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants)
15. inject, shoot -- (give an injection to "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein")
Overview of adj shot
The adj shot has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot -- (varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent")
shot definition
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