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speed vs shoot

shoot vs speed

speed and shoot both are nouns.

speed and shoot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
shoot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shoot is a hyponym of speed; that is, shoot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speed:
  • speed: move hurridly
  • shoot: move quickly and violently
Other hyponyms of speed include barge, push forward, thrust ahead, buck, charge, shoot down, tear, dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud.
speed (noun) shoot (noun)
changing location rapidly the act of shooting at targets
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression a new branch
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
distance travelled per unit time
speed (verb) shoot (verb)
move faster give an injection to
cause to move faster produce buds, branches, or germinate
move very fast measure the altitude of by using a sextant
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity record on photographic film
move hurridly 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 speed and shoot

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