shoot vs hit

shoot and hit both are nouns.

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

As verbs, shoot and hit are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shoot include pip.

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

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

shoot (noun)	hit (noun)
the act of shooting at targets	the act of contacting one thing with another
a new branch	a conspicuous success
	(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

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