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
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Definition for shoot (2 of 2)
shoot
2
[ shoot ]
/ ʃut /
interjection
(used to express irritation or astonishment).
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British Dictionary definitions for shoot
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
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
shoot