shoot - Meaning in Tamil

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shoot - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of shoot in English

shoot noun

1. a new branch

   தண்டு

2. the act of shooting at targets

   தண்டு, ...Subscribe

   Example

   • "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

shoot verb

1. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

   Example

   • "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
2. kill by firing a missile

   Synonyms

   pip, pip, pip

3. cause a sharp and sudden pain in

   Example

   • "The pain shot up her leg"
4. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

   Example

   • "shoot a glance"
5. run or move very quickly or hastily

   Synonyms

   dart, dart, dash, dash, flash, scoot, scud, scud

   Example

   • "She dashed into the yard"
6. move quickly and violently

   Synonyms

   buck, buck, charge, shoot down, tear

   Examples

   • "He came charging into my office"
   • "The car tore down the street"
7. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

   Examples

   • "shoot a golf ball"
   • "shoot craps"
8. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

   Synonyms

   inject

   Example

   • "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
9. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

   Example

   • "shoot cloth"
10. throw dice, as in a crap game
11. spend frivolously and unwisely

    Synonyms

    dissipate, fool away, fool, fritter away, fritter, frivol away

    Example

    • "Fritter away one's inheritance"
12. hit with a missile from a weapon

    Synonyms

    hit, pip, pip, pip

13. fire a shot

    Synonyms

    blast, blast

    Example

    • "the gunman blasted away"
14. score

    Examples

    • "shoot a basket"
    • "shoot a goal"
15. record on photographic film

    Synonyms

    photograph, snap, snap

    Examples

    • "I photographed the scene of the accident"
    • "She snapped a picture of the President"
16. make a film or photograph of something

    Synonyms

    film, take

    Examples

    • "shoot a movie"
    • "take a scene"
17. utter fast and forcefully

    Example

    • "She shot back an answer"
18. measure the altitude of by using a sextant

    Example

    • "shoot a star"
19. produce buds, branches, or germinate

    Synonyms

    bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, sprout, spud, spud

    Example

    • "the potatoes sprouted"
20. give an injection to

    Synonyms

    inject

    Example

    • "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

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