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flight vs shoot

shoot vs flight

flight and shoot both are nouns.

flight and shoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flight Yes No Yes No
shoot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shoot is a hypernym of flight; that is, shoot is a word with a broader meaning than flight:
  • flight: shoot a bird in flight
  • shoot: kill by firing a missile
Other hypernyms of flight include pip.
flight (noun) shoot (noun)
an instance of traveling by air the act of shooting at targets
the act of escaping physically a new branch
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
an air force unit smaller than a squadron
a formation of aircraft in flight
a flock of flying birds
the path followed by an object moving through space
flight (verb) shoot (verb)
decorate with feathers give an injection to
fly in a flock produce buds, branches, or germinate
shoot a bird in flight measure the altitude of by using a sextant
record on photographic film
make a film or photograph of something
utter fast and forcefully
fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Difference between flight and shoot

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