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shoot vs wound

wound vs shoot

shoot and wound both are nouns.

shoot is not an adjective while wound is an adjective.

shoot and wound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
wound Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, wound is a hypernym of shoot; that is, wound is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: hit with a missile from a weapon
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
Other hypernyms of shoot include injure.
shoot (noun) wound (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the act of inflicting a wound
a new branch a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
shoot (adjective) wound (adjective)
put in a coil
shoot (verb) wound (verb)
give an injection to cause injuries or bodily harm to
produce buds, branches, or germinate hurt the feelings of
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 wound

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