| NOUN | act | shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | shooting | killing someone by gunfire |
| Sounds | shuw'tihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of firing a projectile. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his shooting was slow but accurate" | |
| Synonym | shot | |
| Parts | fire control | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |
| Narrower | countershot | A return shot |
| discharge, firing, firing off | The act of discharging a gun | |
| gunfire, gunshot | The act of shooting a gun | |
| headshot | A shot aimed at a person's head | |
| potshot | A shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) | |
| shellfire | shooting artillery shells | |
| shoot | The act of shooting at targets | |
| Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
| Spanish | balazo, disparo, tiro | |
| Catalan | tir, tret | |
| Verbs | shoot | fire a shot |
| Meaning | killing someone by gunfire. | |
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| Example | "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies" | |
| Narrower | drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
| drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim | |
| wing shooting | shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) | |
| Broader | homicide | The killing of a human being by another human being |
| Spanish | tiroteo | |
| Catalan | afusellament, tir, tret | |
| Verbs | shoot | kill by firing a missile |
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