hit vs shoot

hit and shoot both are nouns.

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

As verbs, hit and shoot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of hit include pip.

As verbs, shoot is a hyponym of hit; that is, shoot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:

hit: cause to move by striking
shoot: throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

hit (noun)	shoot (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	the act of shooting at targets
a conspicuous success	a new branch
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a connection made via the internet to another website
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

hit (verb)	shoot (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	give an injection to
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	produce buds, branches, or germinate
hit with a missile from a weapon	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
hit the intended target or goal	record on photographic film
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	make a film or photograph of something
hit against; come into sudden contact with	utter fast and forcefully
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments	fire a shot; release
cause to move by striking	hit with a missile from a weapon
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely	score
reach a destination, either real or abstract	spend frivolously and unwisely
drive something violently into a location	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
cause to experience suddenly	throw dice, as in a crap game
encounter by chance	variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
kill intentionally and with premeditation	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