Idioms for shoot
Origin of shoot
1
before 900; Middle English
shoten (v.), Old English
scēotan; cognate with Dutch
schieten, German
schiessen, Old Norse
skjōta; akin to
shot1
Words nearby shoot
British Dictionary definitions for shoot for
shoot
/ (ʃuːt) /
verb shoots, shooting or shot
noun
interjection
US and Canadian
an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for shoot
Old English
sceōtan; related to Old Norse
skjōta, Old High German
skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic
iskydati to throw out
Scientific definitions for shoot for
shoot
[ shōōt ]
The part of a vascular plant that is above ground, including the stem and leaves. The tips of shoots contain the apical meristem.
Idioms and Phrases with shoot for (1 of 2)
shoot for
Strive or aim for, as in We're shooting for higher production by spring. This term, alluding to aiming at something with a weapon, has largely replaced the earlier shoot at, which dates from the 1400s.
Idioms and Phrases with shoot for (2 of 2)
shoot