Phrase Hound found 79 phrases and 69 compound words that contain shoot. The most common are listed below. Open shoot in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 79
- photo shootA session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group.
- shoot downTo cause to fall by shooting.
- shoot upTo grow taller or larger rapidly.
- shoot the moonTo attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
- shoot the breezeTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- point-and-shootDesigned for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.
- shoot the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it.
- shoot outAlternative spelling of shootout: A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
- shoot the bullTo chinwag; to talk idly.
- bamboo shootThe edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.
- shoot the fiveTo fight in hand-to-hand combat.
- turkey shootA hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.
- shoot it outTo fight it out with the use of firearms.
- shoot the lens(Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.
- shoot and protectThe technique of shooting material in such a way that the areas of interest lie within a rectangular "protected area" within the frame, ensuring that nothing significant is lost when converting to different aspect ratios.
- shoot offTo leave quickly.
- shoot wrestlingA combat sport derived from professional wrestling which is not freestyle but which allows the inclusion of unscripted moves where the combatants actually try to hurt one another.
- shoot 'em upA piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.
- shoot from the hipTo discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.
- shoot the goldSynonym of hit the gold: To shoot an arrow that lands in the center yellow ring of the target.
- angle-shootTo fire or shoot from an angle.
- shoot the bootsTo kick swiftly and violently, especially in the groin.
- shoot a birdTo make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.
- snap shootTo take aim and fire a weapon in quick succession.
- shoot oneself in the footTo act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
Compound words 69
- shooterSomeone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- overshootThe amount by which something goes too far.
- photoshootA session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people.
- crapshootA game of craps.
- airshootA shot at something that is in the air, or a shot in midair.
- misshootTo shoot incorrectly (any sense).
- foreshootThe leading shoot.
- longshootA type of dredger that ejects sand and sediment through a long stream.
- sideshootA branch or offshoot on the side of a plant's stem.
- backshootTo shoot in the back.