shooting

«shooting» in Mova's school dictionary: firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing of shoot: shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (shooting, shootings); adjective (a shooting star, shooting pain)

meaning for a pupil

1) Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. tree →

2) In sport, shooting means kicking or throwing the ball at the goal or hoop. tree →

3) Shooting can mean moving very fast: shooting past. tree →

4) Shooting a film or photo means recording it with a camera. tree →

5) A shooting is an event where someone is shot. tree →

6) A shooting star is a meteor, a bright streak of light in the night sky. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sports lessons: shooting practice in football, netball, basketball, hockey. In science: a «shooting star» is not a star but a small piece of space rock burning up as it enters the air. In safety: guns are dangerous; if you ever find a gun, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In news, «a shooting» is a serious crime. Plants «shooting up» grow fast. Phrases: shooting star, shooting pain, shooting practice, shooting a film, shooting up.

examples

• We practised shooting at the netball hoop. tree →
• I saw a shooting star and made a wish. tree →
• He scored by shooting from the edge of the box. tree →
• The film crew is shooting a scene in our street. tree →
• My little sister is shooting up — she is nearly as tall as me. tree →
• A shooting pain ran up my arm when I hit my elbow. tree →
• The archers were shooting arrows at a target. tree →
• One shooting star after another traversed the sky. tree →

note

Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same.

In the corpora

• Films are usually filmed out of order to save time and money, for example shooting every scene in one place together.
• "Officer-involved shooting" is a US official phrase meaning police shot someone.
• A shooting star is not a star at all.
• A shooting star is a small piece of space rock burning up high in the air, not a star.
• A shooting star glows because it heats up from rushing through the air.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shooting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.