Shoot

1. n. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course.
2. v. i. To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; — followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.
3. v. i. To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; — followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; — often with off; as, to shoot a gun.
4. v. i. To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; — followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object.
5. v. i. To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
6. v. i. To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; — often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.
7. v. i. To plane straight; to fit by planing.
8. v. i. To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
9. v. i. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
10. v. i. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; — said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides.
11. 1n. 1 An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course.
12. 1v. i. 1 To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; — followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.