arm2 |
(usu. pl.) weapons, esp. those that shoot or explode. [1/7 definitions] |
battlement |
(often plural) a wall along the top of a castle, fort, or tower that has openings for people to shoot through. |
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] |
crossbow |
a bow on a wooden stock. Crossbows shoot arrows when someone pulls a trigger. |
dart |
to shoot out or send out suddenly. [1/4 definitions] |
discharge |
to shoot or fire off. [1/2 definitions] |
engraft |
to graft or join (a shoot from one plant) to another plant. |
fire |
to shoot. [1/5 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 |
a line on a basketball court drawn fifteen feet from the backboard. A player may shoot freely from this line when the other team commits a foul. [1/2 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 using a rifle or gun (often followed by "down"). [1/3 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] |
Jacuzzi |
trademark for a type of bath that has underwater jets. The jets shoot air into the water, making it whirl around. |
jet1 |
to shoot forth; spurt in a stream. [1/3 definitions] |