SHOOT OUT meaning: Exchange of gunfire between groups

We found 18 dictionaries that define the word shoot out:

General (13 matching dictionaries)

shoot out: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
shoot-out: Merriam-Webster
shoot-out: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
shoot-out, shoot-out, shoot out: Collins English Dictionary
Shoot-Out, Shoot-out, shoot-out: Wordnik
shoot-out, shoot out: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
shoot-out, shoot out: Wiktionary
shoot-out (shootout): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
shoot-out: Dictionary.com
Shoot Out (TV series), Shoot Out, The Shoot-Out: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
shoot-out, shoot out: TheFreeDictionary.com

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shoot-out: Financial dictionary

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shoot-out: Encyclopedia

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shoot out: Idioms

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shoot out: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shoot out)

▸ verb:  To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
▸ verb:  To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.
▸ verb:  To emerge with great speed.
▸ verb:  To fire from a weapon.
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of shootout [A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.]

Opposite:

surrender, retreat, ceasefire, truce

Phrases:

penalty shoot out, shoot it out, to shoot out the lip, Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, Shoot Out the Lights, more...

Adjectives:

triggering, fire, shotten, ram, bomb, trigger-happy, shot out, gutshot, hit, gut shot, pop

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