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shoot outs

shoot outs is the plural of shoot out.

Meaning of shoot out

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!
  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.

Questions about shoot outs

What is shoot outs the plural of?
Shoot outs is the plural of shoot out.

Words near shoot outs in the dictionary

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

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