shoot
part of speech
verb (shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (a shoot, shoots)
meaning for a pupil
1) To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something. tree →
2) In sport, to shoot is to kick or throw a ball at the goal. tree →
3) To shoot can mean to move very fast: The car shot past. tree →
4) To shoot a film or photo is to make it with a camera. tree →
5) (noun) A shoot is a new young part growing from a plant. tree →
6) (slang, US) «Shoot!» is a mild word said when something goes wrong, instead of a swear word. tree →
7) (informal) «Shoot» can mean «go ahead, ask me». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means to fire arrows, or a young green branch growing from a plant. Shoots often stand for new growth and life. Interpretation: Tradition reads the "shoot" from Jesse's stump as the future Messiah from David's line, and Elisha's arrow as a sign of victory over Aram. In the primary lessons: In science lessons a shoot is the first green growth from a seed; roots go down, shoots go up. In PE and football pupils learn to shoot at goal. In safety lessons guns are never toys. Phrases: shoot up (grow fast or rise quickly), shoot down, a photo shoot, shoot hoops.
examples
- Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot. (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Can the rush shoot up without mire? (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden. (Writings JOB.8.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- The bean seed sent up a green shoot. tree →
- Shoot the ball into the net! tree →
- He shot past us on his bike. tree →
- My cousin has really shot up this year. tree →
- They shot the film in New Zealand. tree →
- (slang) Shoot, I forgot my lunch! tree →
- «Can I ask you something?» «Sure, shoot.» tree →
- Prices shot up after the storm. tree →
- ‘Oh, no, dear friend, don’t shoot! tree →
note
Irregular verb: shoot, shot, shot. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide), which sounds the same. «Shoot» as a mild exclamation is polite, not rude. «Shoot up» in maths/news means rise fast: «Sales shot up from 20 to 80».
In the corpora
- The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;
- And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark.
- Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot.
- And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.
- And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shoot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.