shoot from the hip

英：[ʃu:t frɔm ðə hip]

美：[ʃut frʌm ði hɪp]

verb

transitive verb

to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) shoot a spitball shoot a marble

shoot an arrow

to cause (something, such as a gun or bow) to propel a missile

to utter (words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force

shoot out a stream of invective

to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide

to affect by shooting: such as

to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gunespecially: to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm

to remove or destroy by use of firearmsalso: wreck, explode

shot out the light

to push or slide (something, such as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening

to push or thrust forward : stick out

toads shooting out their tongues

to put forth in growing

to place, send, or bring into position abruptly

to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) : play shoot a round of golf shoot craps

shoot pool

to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice

shoot $5

to engage in the hunting and killing of (game birds or animals) with firearms especially as a sport

shoot woodcock

to hunt over

shoot a tract of woodland

to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward

shot the car onto the highway

to send or carry quickly : dispatch

shoot the letter on to me as soon as you receive it

to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches

to pass swiftly by, past, or along

shooting rapids

to plane (something, such as the edge of a board) straight or true

set off, detonate, ignite

shoot a charge of dynamite

to effect by blasting

to determine the altitude of

to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of : photograph, film

to give an injection to

to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream

intransitive verb

to go or pass rapidly and precipitately his feet shot out from under him

sparks shooting all over

to move ahead by force of momentum

to stream out suddenly : spurt

to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light

to dart with a piercing sensation

pain shot up my arm

to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile

to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting)

to propel a missile

guns that shoot many miles

protrude, project

to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots

develop, mature

to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly—often used with upprices shot up

in a burst of growth he shot up to six feet tall

to propel an object (such as a ball) in a particular way

to drive the ball or puck toward a goal

to cast dice

to slide into or out of a fastening

a bolt that shoots in either direction

to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera

to begin to speak—usually used as an imperative

OK, shoot, what do you have to say

noun

a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: such as

a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature

offshoot

an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm):

a hunting trip or party

a shooting match

skeet shoot

the action or an instance of shooting with a camera : a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming

a movie shoot

a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: such as

a bar of rays : beam

a shoot of sunlight

a rush of water down a steep or rapid

a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly

interjection

—used to express annoyance or surprise

Verb Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Noun Middle English schot, schote projectile, new growth, in part from shoten, verb, in part from Old English sceot shot Interjection euphemism for shit

The first known use of shoot was before the 12th century

shoot1 of 2verb

to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force

shoot an arrow

to cause a missile to be driven out of

shoot a gun

to cause a weapon to discharge a missile

shoot at a target

to send (a marble) forward by snapping the thumb

to hit or throw (as a ball or puck) toward a goal

to score by shooting

shoot a basket

play entry 2 sense 5a

shoot pool

to strike with a missile from a bow or gunespecially: to kill by so doing

shot a deer

to push or slide into or out of a fastening

shot the door bolt

to push or thrust forward swiftly

lizards shooting out their tongues

to grow rapidly

the corn is shooting up

to go, move, or pass rapidly

they shot past on skis

to pass swiftly along

shoot the rapids in a canoe

to stream out suddenly : spurt

to dart with a piercing sensation

shooting pains

to take the altitude of

shoot the sun with a sextant

to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of

shoot2 of 2noun

a plant stem with its leaves and branches especially when not yet mature

offshoot sense 1

an act of shooting

a hunting trip or party

a shooting match