n
(military) A sudden, massive, devastating concentration of fire upon a single opponent in order to immediately neutralize the opponent with overwhelming force.
n
A session of shooting at an angle or a shot taken in such a session.
v
To fire or shoot from an angle.
v
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To shoot away; shoot away from.
v
To shoot with a bazooka.
n
(hunting, firearms) A shot at an animal's head taken diagonally from behind.
v
(transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot.
v
(transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
v
(transitive) To shoot with a blunderbuss.
v
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
v
(transitive) To aim a weapon at a target.
v
(transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
v
(transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
v
(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
v
(Jamaica, MLE, slang) to shoot up with bullets as by a shotgun (corn).
v
(transitive) To take a creepshot of (an individual).
v
(transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
v
(transitive, slang, video games) To shoot with a Desert Eagle.
v
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
v
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
v
(transitive, intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To deliver a dog shot to (someone); to hit (someone) suddenly and without warning; to king hit.
v
Alternative form of dog shot. [(transitive, intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To deliver a dog shot to (someone); to hit (someone) suddenly and without warning; to king hit.]
n
(by extension) A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners.
v
(transitive, firearms) To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
v
(transitive, slang) To aim a gun at.
v
(intransitive, archery) To shoot at a mark at short range.
v
(slang) To shoot; to kill.
n
An assassination carried out from a moving vehicle while passing the victim.
n
Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”)
n
A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
v
To be shot; to be hit with bullets.
v
(transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire.
v
(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
v
(intransitive) To begin shooting at an enemy.
v
(transitive) To discharge from a firearm.
n
Obsolete spelling of firangi [(British India, India, Pakistan) A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.]
n
(firearms) Synonym of gaining twist
v
To order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).
v
(idiomatic) To cause a specific vehicle to accelerate; to open the throttle of an engine.
v
(of a ranged weapon shot) To land or pass wildly off-target.
v
(military aviation) To run out of ammunition, requiring a return to base.
v
(transitive) To cause to speed up.
v
(transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.
v
(informal) To accelerate or speed up quickly or suddenly.
v
(transitive) To shoot in the gut with a firearm.
adj
Having been shot in the gut.
n
(obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones.
n
The act of shooting from the hip
adj
Having a dislocated hip.
v
(idiomatic) Synonym of kill two birds with one stone
n
The killing impact of anything projected.
v
To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
n
(slang) bullets; ammunition.
n
(slang) Being shot by a firearm.
n
(figuratively) A gunshot bullet, especially one delivered to the mouth.
v
(transitive, chiefly dialectal) To load a gun or pistol
v
To carelessly point a firearm at / across non-targets in a sweeping manner. It is a violation of muzzle discipline.
n
(US, euphemistic) An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.
v
Alternative spelling of outgun [(transitive) To defeat in terms of firepower.]
v
(transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.
v
(intransitive, transitive, weaponry, of a bullet or other projectile) To pass completely through a target and out the other side, potentially striking another person or object located further downrange.
n
The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
v
(science fiction, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
v
(transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
v
(transitive) To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.
v
(transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
n
A quickly aimed or haphazard shot with a firearm.
v
(intransitive, dated) To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.
v
(transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
v
(tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.
v
(transitive) To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.
v
(US, idiomatic, by extension, slang) To supervise a process and watch for any risks.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To dispose of in a raffle.
v
(obsolete, intransitive) To shoot with arrows (at).
v
(transitive) To enclose (a projectile) in a sabot.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To discharge weapons in a salvo.
v
(transitive) To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
v
(Australia, New Zealand) To hit with a slingshot.
v
To correct another's mistake, typically minor, in order to provide more accurate information.
n
The act by which somebody is shooed away.
v
(transitive) To fire (a projectile).
n
(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.
v
(intransitive) To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.
v
(film, television) To record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing in their sequences at a later stage.
v
(colloquial, of a male) To be sterile.
v
(idiomatic, US) To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
v
(literally) To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.
v
(television) To overshoot the bounds of a set when filming, showing part of what lies outside it.
v
To straighten one's arms with a sudden movement to make the cuffs of one's shirt appear beyond the sleeves of one's coat or jacket.
v
(film, television) (Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.
v
(figuratively, by extension) To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
v
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) To leave.
v
(transitive) To use up [ammunition] by shooting it.
n
Alternative spelling of shoot 'em up [(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.]
n
Alternative spelling of shootout [A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.]
adj
(informal) Involving the shooting of weapons.
n
Alternative form of shot across the bow [(idiomatic) A warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.]
n
(by extension) A stimulus; a boost in energy, morale, or well-being.
n
(obsolete, slang) One who is tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them.
v
(US, slang) To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.
n
(idiomatic) An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.
n
(slang, uncountable) Buckshot.
n
(firearms) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
n
(idiomatic) An obvious or unconcealed target.
v
To shoot or spray (used of fluids).
v
To slowly pan from one side to the other through an opening or at an edge while holding a firearm so as to only expose oneself to one location at a time.
n
(physics, informal) An English unit of mass equal to 12 slugs (386.088 pounds-mass), that accelerates by 1 inch per second squared (1 in/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
v
(informal, rare) Propel or launch with or as if with a slingshot.
v
(intransitive, transitive) To hunt (wild game) with preindustrial tools such as spears, blowguns, slingshots, arrows, crossbows, or others.
n
(obsolete) A waste disposal shoot.
v
(intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
v
(intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
v
(transitive, firearms) To modify (a firearm) so that it is suitable for sporting use.
n
(firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
v
(military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
v
(transitive, military, by extension) To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
v
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.
n
(rare) A superior shot (ammunition or projectile).
v
(intransitive) To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')
v
Of a piece of land, to measure out so as to be able to accurately fire upon it
n
(hunting, firearms) A bullet fired through the anal area of an animal.
n
A situation in which a soldier or other combatant faces the discharge of opposing weapons, as a test of their fortitude.
v
(transitive) To fire a weapon.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.
v
(transitive) To remove (especially a bullet) from a chamber.
v
(transitive) To shoot back (the bolt of a door), to allow opening.
v
(slang) To shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
v
(transitive) To fire a volley of shots
n
(by extension, figuratively) An action intended to act as a warning.
v
(transitive, MLE, slang) To shoot in the head.
v
(slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare, transitive, intransitive) to shoot, to make an impact (on) by firing
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