Definitions of shooting
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the act of firing a projectile“his shooting was slow but accurate”
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synonyms:
shot
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shoot
the act of shooting at targets
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countershot
a return shot; a retaliatory shot
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discharge, firing, firing off
the act of discharging a gun
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gunfire, gunshot
the act of shooting a gun
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headshot
a shot aimed at a person's head
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shellfire
shooting artillery shells
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potshot
a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
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gun
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
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enfilade, enfilade fire
gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
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snipe
a gunshot from a concealed location
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skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting
the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
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actuation, propulsion
the act of propelling
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killing someone by gunfire
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drive-by killing
homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile
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drive-by shooting
shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
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wing shooting
shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)
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homicide
the killing of a human being by another human being
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drive-by killing
Pronunciation
US
/ˈʃudɪŋ/
UK
/ˈʃutɪŋ/
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