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shoot vs sharpshoot

sharpshoot vs shoot

shoot is a noun but sharpshoot is not a noun.

shoot and sharpshoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
sharpshoot No No Yes No
As verbs, sharpshoot is a hyponym of shoot; that is, sharpshoot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: fire a shot; release
  • sharpshoot: aim and shoot with great precision
Other hyponyms of shoot include blaze, blaze away, overshoot, snipe, fire, open fire, gun, pump.
shoot (noun) sharpshoot (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch
shoot (verb) sharpshoot (verb)
give an injection to aim and shoot with great precision
produce buds, branches, or germinate
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
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 sharpshoot

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