shoot

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. rush, dart; sprout, burgeon, grow; fire, discharge; detonate, explode; kill, wound, hit; propel, drive, emit. See velocity, propulsion.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To discharge]

Syn. fire, shoot off, expel, pull the trigger, set off, torpedo, explode, ignite, blast, sharpshoot, open fire, rake, gauntlet, pump full of lead*.

2. [To move rapidly]

Syn. dart, spurt, rush; see hasten 1 , hurry 1 .

3. [To kill by shooting]

Syn. dispatch, murder, execute; see kill 1 .

4. [To hunt]

Syn. follow the chase, go afield, go gunning; see hunt 1 .

5. [*To inquire]

Syn. request, solicit, ask; see question 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

sprout, new growth, bud, stem, twig.

II

v.

1. fire discharge, pull the trigger, *pump full of lead, *blow away, gun down, blast, open fire, barrage, strafe, kill, *smoke. see murder

2. throw hurl, pitch, *chuck, fling, sling, propel, send, launch.

3. move quickly fly, tear, dart, spring, bound, rocket, bolt, dash, race, whiz, speed, hurtle.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To wound or kill with a firearm : gun (down), pick off. Slang: plug. See HELP. 2. To launch with great force: fire, hurtle, loose, project, propel. Idiom: let fly. See MOVE. 3. To discharge a gun or firearm: fire. Idiom: take a shot at. See ACTION. 4. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt2, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour2, speed, sprint, tear1, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal: hotfoot, rip. Slang: barrel, highball. Chiefly British: nip1. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step (or jump) on it. See MOVE. 5. To pass quickly and lightly through the air: dart, float, fly, sail, skim. See MOVE. 6. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shy2, sling, throw, toss. Informal: fire. See MOVE. II noun 1. A young stemlike growth arising from a plant: bine, offshoot, runner, sprig, sprout, tendril. See KIN. 2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain: cramp1, paroxysm, spasm, throe. See PAIN.