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shoot vs kill

kill vs shoot

shoot and kill both are nouns.

shoot and kill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
kill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, kill is a hypernym of shoot; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: kill by firing a missile
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
shoot (noun) kill (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the act of terminating a life
a new branch the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
shoot (verb) kill (verb)
give an injection to mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
produce buds, branches, or germinate destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
measure the altitude of by using a sextant cause to cease operating
record on photographic film tire out completely
make a film or photograph of something end or extinguish by forceful means
utter fast and forcefully drink down entirely
fire a shot; release cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
hit with a missile from a weapon cause the death of, without intention
score deprive of life
spend frivolously and unwisely hit with great force
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
throw dice, as in a crap game be the source of great pain for
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors thwart the passage of
run or move very quickly or hastily be fatal
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
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