shoot
/ʃuːt/verb
उच्चारण शूट
गोली चलाना; तेज़ी से जाना; फ़िल्माना
Basic word
- 1
[I, T]
to fire a gun or other weapon; to injure or kill somebody with a gun; to move suddenly or quickly; to make a film or take photographs; (in football) to try to score a goal
गोली चलाना; तेज़ी से जाना; फ़िल्माना
- He shot the target.
- Prices shot up.
- The film was shot in Ladakh.
+ 3 more examples
- Hunters are not allowed to shoot in the national park.
- The team will shoot the next scene in Mumbai.
- A sharp pain shot up her leg.
Synonyms fire gun down dart film photograph
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[C]
the part that grows up from the ground when a plant starts to grow; an occasion when somebody takes photographs or makes a film
अंकुर, कोंपल; शूटिंग
- bamboo shoots
- a photo shoot
- Green shoots appeared after the first rain.
+ 2 more examples
- The model arrived early for the photo shoot.
- The gardener cut the weak shoots from the rose bush.
¶Idioms 2
shoot from the hip
to react quickly without thinking carefully first
बिना सोचे-समझे तुरंत प्रतिक्रिया देना
- The minister has a habit of shooting from the hip.
- Think before you answer; don't shoot from the hip.
shoot the messenger
to blame the person who gives you bad news rather than the person responsible for it
बुरी ख़बर लाने वाले को ही दोषी ठहराना
- Don't shoot the messenger; I'm just telling you what the boss said.
- The government tends to shoot the messenger when reports are critical.
→Phrasal verbs 3
shoot up
to grow or increase very quickly
(क़ीमत, क़द आदि) तेज़ी से बढ़ना
- Onion prices shot up last month.
- He's shot up this year.
shoot sb/sth down
to make an aircraft or a person fall to the ground by shooting; to reject somebody's ideas
(विमान को) मार गिराना; (किसी के विचार को) ख़ारिज कर देना
- My suggestion was shot down by the committee.
shoot off
(informal) to leave very quickly
तेज़ी से निकल जाना
- Sorry, I have to shoot off; my bus is at six.
?Which word?
Homophone: shoot and chute (a slide) are both /ʃuːt/.
Homophone: shoot और chute (फिसलपट्टी) दोनों /ʃuːt/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: shoot, shot, shot.
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: shoot, shot, shot।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and phrasal verbs: shoot up (increase quickly: 'Prices shot up'), shoot down (destroy an aircraft; reject an idea), shoot yourself in the foot (do something that harms yourself), shoot from the hip (act without thinking), shoot the messenger (blame the person who brings bad news), shoot for the stars (aim very high), a long shot (an attempt with little chance of success).
Idioms और phrasal verbs: shoot up (तेज़ी से बढ़ना: 'Prices shot up'), shoot down (विमान मार गिराना; विचार ठुकराना), shoot yourself in the foot (स्वयं को हानि पहुँचाने वाला काम करना, अपने पैर पर कुल्हाड़ी मारना), shoot from the hip (बिना सोचे काम करना), shoot the messenger (बुरी ख़बर लाने वाले को दोष देना), shoot for the stars (बहुत ऊँचा लक्ष्य रखना), a long shot (कम संभावना वाला प्रयास)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Sports GK: Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold in shooting (2008); Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals at Paris 2024.
खेल GK में अभिनव बिंद्रा ने निशानेबाज़ी में भारत का पहला व्यक्तिगत ओलंपिक स्वर्ण जीता (2008); मनु भाकर ने पेरिस 2024 में दो कांस्य पदक जीते।