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

Definition for shoot (2 of 2)

shoot 2
[ shoot ]
/ ʃut /

interjection

(used to express irritation or astonishment).

Origin of shoot

2
1875–80, Americanism; alteration of shit, conformed to shoot1

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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

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