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shoot

The correct spelling is shoot.

How to pronounce shoot

/ʃuːt/
noun

IPA: /ʃuːt/

Say it like: Shoo-t

The correct spelling is shoot. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant. For example: "The land shoots into a promontory."

Usage Examples

The land shoots into a promontory.

Didn't you have a concert tonight?

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
  2. 2.A photography session.
  3. 3.A hunt or shooting competition.
  4. 4.An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
  5. 5.The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.

verb

  1. 1.To launch a projectile.
  2. 2.To move or act quickly or suddenly.
  3. 3.To act or achieve.
  4. 4.To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
  5. 5.To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.

interjection

  1. 1.A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain

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