shoot

/ˈshüt/

Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot

verb

  1. to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)

  2. to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket)

  3. to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air

noun

  1. a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: such as

  2. a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature

  3. offshoot

interjection

  1. —used to express annoyance or surprise