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# shoot

verb (shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (a shoot, shoots)

«shoot» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m1)
2. In sport, to shoot is to kick or throw a ball at the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m2)
3. To shoot can mean to move very fast: The car shot past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m3)
4. To shoot a film or photo is to make it with a camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m4)
5. (noun) A shoot is a new young part growing from a plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m5)
6. (slang, US) «Shoot!» is a mild word said when something goes wrong, instead of a swear word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m6)
7. (informal) «Shoot» can mean «go ahead, ask me». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#m7)

### In the lessons

In science lessons a shoot is the first green growth from a seed; roots go down, shoots go up. In PE and football pupils learn to shoot at goal. In safety lessons guns are never toys. Phrases: shoot up (grow fast or rise quickly), shoot down, a photo shoot, shoot hoops.

### Examples

- The bean seed sent up a green shoot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x1)
- Shoot the ball into the net! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x2)
- He shot past us on his bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x3)
- My cousin has really shot up this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x4)
- They shot the film in New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x5)
- (slang) Shoot, I forgot my lunch! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x6)
- «Can I ask you something?» «Sure, shoot.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x7)
- Prices shot up after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x8)
- ‘Oh, no, dear friend, don’t shoot! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/#x9)

### Note

Irregular verb: shoot, shot, shot. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide), which sounds the same. «Shoot» as a mild exclamation is polite, not rude. «Shoot up» in maths/news means rise fast: «Sales shot up from 20 to 80».

## In Jewish tradition

Means to fire arrows, or a young green branch growing from a plant. Shoots often stand for new growth and life.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the "shoot" from Jesse's stump as the future Messiah from David's line, and Elisha's arrow as a sign of victory over Aram.

### Examples

- Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot. (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoot/#x1)
- Can the rush shoot up without mire? (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoot/#x2)
- He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden. (Writings JOB.8.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoot/#x3)

### Note

Irregular verb: shoot, shot, shot. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide), which sounds the same. «Shoot» as a mild exclamation is polite, not rude. «Shoot up» in maths/news means rise fast: «Sales shot up from 20 to 80».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shoot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shoot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shoot.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shoot» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shoot» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shoot.html) on Mova free.