shoot vs sucker

shoot and sucker both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sucker is a hyponym of shoot; that is, sucker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shoot:

Other hyponyms of shoot include tiller.

shoot (noun)	sucker (noun)
the act of shooting at targets	mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
a new branch	an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
	hard candy on a stick
	flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
	a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
	a shoot arising from a plant's roots

shoot (verb)	sucker (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