shoot
US /ʃut/
Definition
hit with a missile from a weapon
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The film crew will shoot several scenes in the old harbor district.
Word Family
NounNoun
shoot gốc
shooter
shooting
VerbVerb
shoot gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- filma form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- recordanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
- firethe event of something burning (often destructive)
Collocations
- Easy shoot a short home videoto shoot a short home video, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
- Medium shoot commercial photos for the product catalogto shoot commercial photos for the product catalog, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
- Hard shoot up dramatically following positive earnings announcementsto shoot up dramatically following positive earnings announcements, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
- Very Hard shoot oneself in the foot by alienating core partnersto shoot oneself in the foot by alienating core partners, meaning to hit with a missile from a weapon
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.