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shoot out

shoot out is the alternative spelling of shootout.

Verb

shoot out (third-person singular simple present shoots out, present participle shooting out, simple past and past participle shot out)

  1. To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
    • You'll shoot your eye out!
    • The rear window was shot out and there were two bullet holes in the rear seat, where a spent bullet and fragments of another were found.2006, MaryConway Stewart, No Peace, No Justice: Press & Prosecution Create a Poisonous Myth an Intelligent Appraisal of the York "Riot" Trials, Xlibris Corporation, page 37
  2. To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.
    • At the time of European settlement I could have got them on the outskirts of Melbourne but these slow-moving creatures apparently taste delicious and were quickly shot out.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 174
  3. To emerge with great speed.
  4. To fire from a weapon.

Meaning of shootout

Noun

shootout (plural shootouts)

  1. A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
  2. A penalty shootout.
  3. A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
  4. A multitable poker tournament in which only the last player on a table goes on to the next.
    • 64 players entered the shooutout tournament, and were divided into eight tables of eight players each. The winner in each table went on to the final table, also consisting of eight players.
  5. A match in which both teams score highly.

Forms of shoot out

Noun
pluralshoot outs
Verb
third-person singular presentshoots out
present participleshooting out
past participleshot out
pastshot out

Questions about shoot out

What does shoot out mean?
Shoot out means to destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
What is shoot out the alternative spelling of?
Shoot out is the alternative spelling of shootout.
What part of speech is shoot out?
Shoot out is a verb.
What is the past tense of shoot out?
The past tense of shoot out is shot out.

Words near shoot out in the dictionary

  1. shoot one's load
  2. shoot one's mouth off
  3. shoot one's shot
  4. shoot one's wad
  5. shoot oneself in the foot
  6. shoot out
  7. shoot outs
  8. shoot someone straight
  9. shoot the boots
  10. shoot the breeze
  11. shoot the bull

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