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Shoot
In botany, shoots consist of stems including their appendages, the leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spring, perennial plant shoots are the new growth that grows from the ground in herbaceous plants or the new stem or flower growth that grows on woody plants.
In everyday speech, shoots are often synonymous with stems. Stems, which are an integral component of shoots, provide an axis for buds, fruits, and leaves.
Young shoots are often eaten by animals because the fibres in the new growth have not yet completed secondary cell wall development, making the young shoots softer and easier to chew and digest. As shoots grow and age, the cells develop secondary cell walls that have a hard and tough structure. Some plants (e.g. bracken) produce toxins that make their shoots inedible or less palatable.
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Chute (noun)
A framework, trough{{,}} or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
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Chute (noun)
A waterfall or rapid.
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Chute (noun)
A parachute.
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Chute (verb)
To parachute.
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Shoot (verb)
To launch a projectile.
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Shoot (verb)
To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
“to shoot a gun”
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Shoot (verb)
To fire (a projectile).
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Shoot (verb)
To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
“The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.”
“The hunter shot the deer to harvest its meat.”
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Shoot (verb)
To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
“They shot at a target.”
“He shoots better than he rides.”
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Shoot (verb)
To ejaculate.
“After a very short time, he shot his load over the carpet.”
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Shoot (verb)
To begin to speak.
“”Can I ask you a question?””
“”Shoot.””
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Shoot (verb)
To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
“The gun shoots well.”
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Shoot (verb)
To dismiss or do away with.
“His idea was shot on sight.”
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Shoot (verb)
To photograph.
“He shot the couple in a variety of poses.”
“He shot seventeen stills.”
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Shoot (verb)
To move or act quickly or suddenly.
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Shoot (verb)
To film.
“The film was mostly shot in France.”
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Shoot (verb)
To move very quickly and suddenly.
“After an initial lag, the experimental group’s scores shot past the control group’s scores in the fourth week.”
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Shoot (verb)
To go over or pass quickly through.
“shoot the rapids”
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Shoot (verb)
To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
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Shoot (verb)
To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
“a shooting pain in my leg”
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Shoot (verb)
To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
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Shoot (verb)
To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
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Shoot (verb)
To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
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Shoot (verb)
To act or achieve.
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Shoot (verb)
To send to someone.
“I’ll shoot you an email with all the details”
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Shoot (verb)
To lunge.
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Shoot (verb)
To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one’s mind (instead of an agreed script).
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Shoot (verb)
To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
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Shoot (verb)
To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
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Shoot (verb)
To develop, move forward.
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Shoot (verb)
To make the stated score.
“In my round of golf yesterday I shot a 76.”
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Shoot (verb)
To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
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Shoot (verb)
To grow; to advance.
“to shoot up rapidly”
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Shoot (verb)
To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
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Shoot (verb)
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
“The land shoots into a promontory.”
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Shoot (verb)
To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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Shoot (verb)
To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W
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Shoot (noun)
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
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Shoot (noun)
A photography session.
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Shoot (noun)
A hunt or shooting competition.
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Shoot (noun)
An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
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Shoot (noun)
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
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Shoot (noun)
A rush of water; a rapid.
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Shoot (noun)
A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
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Shoot (noun)
A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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Shoot (noun)
A shoat; a young pig.
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Shoot (noun)
An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
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Shoot (interjection)
A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain
“Didn’t you have a concert tonight?”
“Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready…”
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Chute (noun)
a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level
“cement was loaded on to barges via chutes”
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Chute (noun)
a water slide into a swimming pool.
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Chute (noun)
a narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.
“cattle tend to be calmer in a chute with solid sides”
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Chute (noun)
a parachute.
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Chute (noun)
a spinnaker.
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Shoot (verb)
kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow
“he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery”
“troops shot dead 29 people”
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Shoot (verb)
fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow
“the troops were ordered to shoot to kill”
“he shot at me twice”
“they shot a volley of arrows into the village”
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Shoot (verb)
use a firearm with a specified degree of skill
“we shot well against Spain”
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Shoot (verb)
cause (a gun) to fire
“I learned to shoot a 9 mm pistol”
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Shoot (verb)
damage or remove (something) with a bullet or missile
“Guy, shoot their hats off”
“they just missed my radiator and shot away my controls”
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Shoot (verb)
hunt game with a gun
“we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn”
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Shoot (verb)
shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside)
“at least 90 per cent of our hunting country is shot over”
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Shoot (verb)
shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc.)
“Tom and her brothers were out shooting Ardfeochan”
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Shoot (verb)
move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction
“the car shot forward”
“Ward’s hand shot out, grabbing his arm”
“he would have fallen if Marc hadn’t shot out a hand to stop him”
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Shoot (verb)
direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone
“Luke shot her a quick glance”
“‘I can’t believe what I’m hearing,’ she shot back”
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Shoot (verb)
used to invite a comment or question
“‘May I just ask you one more question?’ ‘Shoot.’”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a pain) move with a sharp stabbing sensation
“a pang of regret shot through her”
“Claudia felt a pain shoot through her chest”
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Shoot (verb)
extend sharply in a particular direction
“a road that seemed to just shoot upwards at a terrifying angle”
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Shoot (verb)
move (a bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door
“she shot the bolt on the bathroom door”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge)
“those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a motor vehicle) pass (a traffic light at red)
“drivers could lose their licences for shooting too many red lights”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a ball) dart along the ground after pitching
“a ball pitching on that spot would sometimes shoot”
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Shoot (verb)
(in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal
“Williams twice shot wide”
“he shot the ball straight at the goalkeeper”
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Shoot (verb)
make (a specified score) for a round of golf
“in the second round he shot a 65”
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Shoot (verb)
play a game of (pool or dice)
“although we never shot dice, my friends and I played every variation of poker”
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Shoot (verb)
film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.)
“she has just been commissioned to shoot a video”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate
“some years one or other plant fails to shoot”
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Shoot (verb)
(of a bud or shoot) appear; sprout
“they move up into the stem where they induce buds to shoot”
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Shoot (verb)
inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug)
“he shot dope into his arm”
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Shoot (verb)
plane (the edge of a board) accurately
“I shot the longer edge down on the planer”
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Shoot (noun)
a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant
“he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems”
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Shoot (noun)
an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport
“a grouse shoot”
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Shoot (noun)
an area of land used for shooting game
“we rented a rough shoot of about a thousand acres”
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Shoot (noun)
a shooting match
“activities include a weekly rifle shoot”
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Shoot (noun)
an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made
“a photo shoot”
“a fashion shoot”
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Shoot (noun)
variant spelling of chute
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Shoot (noun)
a rapid in a stream
“follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater”
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Shoot (interjection)
used as a euphemism for ‘shit’
“shoot, it was a great day to be alive”