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shoot vs skeet

skeet vs shoot

shoot and skeet both are nouns.

shoot is a verb but skeet is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
skeet Yes No No No
As nouns, skeet is a hyponym of shoot; that is, skeet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: the act of shooting at targets
  • skeet: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
Other hyponyms of shoot include skeet shooting, trapshooting.
shoot (noun) skeet (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
a new branch
shoot (verb) skeet (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
Difference between shoot and skeet

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