break vs shoot

break and shoot both are nouns.

break and shoot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shoot is a hypernym of break; that is, shoot is a word with a broader meaning than break:

break: make the opening shot that scatters the balls
shoot: throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

break (noun)	shoot (noun)
the act of breaking something	the act of shooting at targets
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	a new branch
a sudden dash
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
an escape from jail
a pause from doing something (as work)
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an unexpected piece of good luck
the occurrence of breaking
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

break (verb)	shoot (verb)
fracture a bone of	give an injection to
weaken or destroy in spirit or body	produce buds, branches, or germinate
diminish or discontinue abruptly	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
become separated into pieces or fragments	record on photographic film
happen	make a film or photograph of something
prevent completion	utter fast and forcefully
terminate or end	fire a shot; release
come into being	hit with a missile from a weapon
stop operating or functioning	score
render inoperable or ineffective	spend frivolously and unwisely
crack; of the male voice in puberty	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
fall sharply	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
lessen in force or effect	throw dice, as in a crap game
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments	variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
make submissive, obedient, or useful	run or move very quickly or hastily
be broken in	move quickly and violently
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another	send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only	cause a sharp and sudden pain in
find the solution or key to	kill by firing a missile
find a flaw in	emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
cease an action temporarily
be released or become known; of news
undergo breaking
interrupt the flow of current in
surpass in excellence
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate from a clinch, in boxing
break a piece from a whole
pierce or penetrate
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
exchange for smaller units of money
become punctured or penetrated
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
emerge from the surface of a body of water
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
break down, literally or metaphorically
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
interrupt a continued activity
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
happen or take place
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come to an end

break vs shoot

break and shoot both are nouns.

break and shoot both are verbs.

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