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shoot vs rack up

rack up vs shoot

shoot is a noun but rack up is not a noun.

shoot and rack up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
rack up No No Yes No
As verbs, rack up is a hypernym of shoot; that is, rack up is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: score
  • rack up: gain points in a game
Other hypernyms of shoot include score, tally.
shoot (noun) rack up (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch
shoot (verb) rack up (verb)
give an injection to supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
produce buds, branches, or germinate defeat thoroughly
measure the altitude of by using a sextant gain points in a game
record on photographic film place in a rack
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 rack up

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