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shoot vs shot

shot vs shoot

shoot and shot both are nouns.

shoot is not an adjective while shot is an adjective.

shoot is a verb but shot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
shot Yes Yes No No
As nouns, shot is a hypernym of shoot; that is, shot is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: the act of shooting at targets
  • shot: the act of firing a projectile
Other hypernyms of shoot include shooting.
shoot (noun) shot (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the act of firing a projectile
a new branch the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
informal words for any attempt or effort
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something
shoot (adjective) shot (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
shoot (verb) shot (verb)
give an injection to
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
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