[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shooting/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / shooting # shooting verb form (-ing of shoot: shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (shooting, shootings); adjective (a shooting star, shooting pain) «shooting» 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. Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m1) 2. In sport, shooting means kicking or throwing the ball at the goal or hoop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m2) 3. Shooting can mean moving very fast: shooting past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m3) 4. Shooting a film or photo means recording it with a camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m4) 5. A shooting is an event where someone is shot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m5) 6. A shooting star is a meteor, a bright streak of light in the night sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m6) ### In the lessons In sports lessons: shooting practice in football, netball, basketball, hockey. In science: a «shooting star» is not a star but a small piece of space rock burning up as it enters the air. In safety: guns are dangerous; if you ever find a gun, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In news, «a shooting» is a serious crime. Plants «shooting up» grow fast. Phrases: shooting star, shooting pain, shooting practice, shooting a film, shooting up. ### Examples - We practised shooting at the netball hoop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x1) - I saw a shooting star and made a wish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x2) - He scored by shooting from the edge of the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x3) - The film crew is shooting a scene in our street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x4) - My little sister is shooting up — she is nearly as tall as me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x5) - A shooting pain ran up my arm when I hit my elbow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x6) - The archers were shooting arrows at a target. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x7) - One shooting star after another traversed the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x8) ### Note Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same. ## In Jewish tradition Means firing arrows, or the springing up of new growth. In Amos it is the time of the latter crop. **Interpretation.** Tradition reads Amos's locust vision as a warning of destruction, which the prophet's prayer for Israel turned aside. ### Examples - They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shooting/#x1) - Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and, behold, He formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. (Prophets AMO.7.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shooting/#x2) ### Note Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «shooting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«shooting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shooting.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «shooting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shooting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«shooting» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shooting.html) on Mova free.