shoot vs sprout

shoot and sprout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No
sprout	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sprout is a hypernym of shoot; that is, sprout is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:

As verbs, shoot and sprout are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shoot include bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, spud.

shoot (noun)	sprout (noun)
the act of shooting at targets	a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
a new branch	any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

shoot (verb)	sprout (verb)
give an injection to	put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
produce buds, branches, or germinate	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