Shoot is a verb meaning to fire a weapon or to propel something through the air, and is also used colloquially to express disappointment or urgency. It can indicate actions like aiming and discharging a firearm, taking a photograph, or moving quickly toward a goal. In casual speech, it can soften commands or be part of idiomatic phrases. The word often appears with tense forms such as shoots, shooting, shot.
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