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| ahtomp |
in Wampanoag language and culture, a weapon used for shooting arrows; bow. |
| archery |
the sport or practice of shooting with bows and arrows. |
| basketball |
a game played by two teams of five players each, with points scored by shooting the ball through a raised metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [1/2 definitions] |
| bow2 |
a weapon, used for shooting arrows, made of a curved strip of wood or other material with a cord stretched taut between the two ends. [1/7 definitions] |
| cover |
to provide some amount of protection for (someone) by shooting at or being in a position to shoot opponents. [1/21 definitions] |
| cue2 |
in pool, to set (the cue ball) in a proper shooting position. [1/4 definitions] |
| falling star |
a meteor; shooting star. |
| jet1 |
a stream of fluid or gas shooting from an opening, usu. with great pressure. [1/5 definitions] |
| meteor |
the bright streak or flash seen in the sky made by generally small-sized space debris passing through Earth's atmosphere and burning up due to high friction, often referred to as a shooting star. |
| nail |
(informal) to hit or strike, esp. by throwing or shooting. [1/7 definitions] |
| open up |
to begin shooting. [1/4 definitions] |
| range |
an area used for target shooting. [1/20 definitions] |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scenario |
a shooting script for the making of a film; screenplay. [1/3 definitions] |
| shoot |
the act of shooting a firearm, bow, or the like. [2/19 definitions] |
| shoot-out |
a confrontation involving shooting, as between police and criminals; gunfight. [1/2 definitions] |
| shot1 |
an instance of shooting with a weapon. [1/10 definitions] |
| trapshooting |
the sport of shooting clay pigeons that are catapulted into the air from traps. |
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