measure vs shoot

measure and shoot both are nouns.

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

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

measure: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
shoot: measure the altitude of by using a sextant

Other hyponyms of measure include triangulate, caliper, calliper, calibrate.

measure (noun)	shoot (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the act of shooting at targets
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	a new branch
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

measure (verb)	shoot (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity	give an injection to
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of	produce buds, branches, or germinate
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
have certain dimensions	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