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shoot vs emit

emit vs shoot

shoot is a noun but emit is not a noun.

shoot and emit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
emit No No Yes No
As verbs, emit is a hypernym of shoot; that is, emit is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: utter fast and forcefully
  • emit: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
Other hypernyms of shoot include let loose, let out, utter.
As verbs, emit is a hypernym of shoot; that is, emit is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
  • emit: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
Other hypernyms of shoot include give off, give out.
shoot (noun) emit (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch
shoot (verb) emit (verb)
give an injection to expel (gases or odors)
produce buds, branches, or germinate express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
measure the altitude of by using a sextant give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
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 shoot and emit

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