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| arm2 |
(usu. pl.) weapons, esp. those that shoot or explode. [1/7 definitions] |
| bean sprout |
a young, tender shoot, as of the soybean or mung bean, used as a garnish, in salads, and the like. |
| bird shot |
small shot used to shoot birds. |
| blaze1 |
to shoot firearms rapidly and steadily. [1/6 definitions] |
| bombard |
to shoot radiation or high energy particles at. [1/4 definitions] |
| cover |
to provide some amount of protection for (someone) by shooting at or being in a position to shoot opponents. [1/21 definitions] |
| dart |
to propel, thrust, or shoot out suddenly. [1/6 definitions] |
| discharge |
to shoot or emit. [1/17 definitions] |
| engraft |
to graft or join (a shoot from one plant) to another plant. |
| fire |
to shoot or launch (a weapon, rocket, or the like). [1/14 definitions] |
| firing squad |
a group, usu. of military personnel, assigned to shoot a person who has been sentenced to death. |
| fly1 |
to shoot through the air, propelled by an initial, forceful ejection. [1/12 definitions] |
| foul line |
in basketball, a line fifteen feet from the backboard, from which a player may shoot unimpeded after a penalty has been imposed on the other team; free-throw line. [1/3 definitions] |
| fusillade |
to shoot or attack with a fusillade. [1/3 definitions] |
| graft1 |
a detached portion of a plant, such as a shoot, that is placed into a slit or the like on another plant so as to become a living part of it. [1/9 definitions] |
| gun |
to shoot or fire a weapon. [2/7 definitions] |
| ice |
in hockey, to shoot (the puck) from one's defensive zone across the end line of the opposing team's defensive zone. [1/12 definitions] |
| jet1 |
to spurt in a stream; shoot forth. [1/5 definitions] |
| knuckle |
to shoot (a marble) with the forefinger and thumb. [1/4 definitions] |
| longbow |
a large wooden bow, usu. about five to six feet long, used to shoot arrows. |
| loose |
to shoot or let loose a missile, arrow, rock, or the like. [1/15 definitions] |
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