Word

shoot, v.
(shooting, shoots, shot)
freq. cnt. 97

hit with a missile from a weapon
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 8

hit pip shoot

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shoot shooter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hitting

semantic pointers

hypernym

injure, wound

verb group

strike, hit shoot, blast shoot, pip

hyponym

gun down grass kneecap

kill by firing a missile
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 27

pip shoot

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shooting shooter shooter

semantic pointers

verb group

shoot, hit, pip

hypernym

kill

hyponym

flight pick off

fire a shot
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 26

blast shoot

sample sentences

"the gunman blasted away"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shooting shoot shooter

semantic pointers

hypernym

fire, discharge

hyponym

blaze, blaze away overshoot sharpshoot, snipe fire, open fire gun pump

verb group

shoot, hit, pip

make a film or photograph of something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

film shoot take

sample sentences

"take a scene"
"shoot a movie"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s the movie

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

take

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

filming film film film

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

film, movie, motion picture, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

hypernym

record, enter, put down

verb group

photograph, shoot, snap

hyponym

reshoot

run or move very quickly or hastily
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dart dash flash scoot scud shoot

sample sentences

"She dashed into the yard"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

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Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dash dash

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scooter scooter scooter scooter

lexical pointers

also see

flash back

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dart

semantic pointers

hyponym

plunge

verb group

charge, tear, shoot, shoot down, buck

hypernym

rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

shoot

sample sentences

"shoot a glance"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

cast, throw, project, contrive

record on photographic film
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

photograph shoot snap

sample sentences

"I photographed the scene of the accident"
"She snapped a picture of the President"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

photograph photographer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snap

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

photography, picture taking

hypernym

record, enter, put down

verb group

take, shoot, film

hyponym

retake x-ray

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

shoot

sample sentences

"shoot craps"
"shoot a golf ball"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shooter shooter

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

hyponym

dunk break chip carom birdie eagle, double birdie double bogey bogey knuckle

move quickly and violently
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buck charge shoot shoot down tear

sample sentences

"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

also see

shoot up

semantic pointers

hypernym

rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

verb group

dash, scoot, shoot, flash, dart, scud

hyponym

rip

give an injection to
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

inject shoot

sample sentences

"We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Did he %s his foot?

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

injectable injection injectant

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, practice of medicine

hypernym

administer, dispense

hyponym

infuse immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate

verb group

inject, shoot

produce buds, branches, or germinate
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

bourgeon burgeon forth germinate pullulate shoot sprout spud