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shoot trouble

shoot trouble verb: synonym of troubleshoot (verb).

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) Synonym of troubleshoot (verb).
    Synonyms:
    troubleshoot

Synonyms of shoot trouble

Forms of shoot trouble

third-person singular presentshoots trouble
present participleshooting trouble
past participleshot trouble
pastshot trouble

Origin of shoot trouble

Like troubleshoot (verb) and troubleshooting (noun), a back-formation from troubleshooter.

Questions about shoot trouble

What does shoot trouble mean?
Shoot trouble means synonym of troubleshoot (verb).
What part of speech is shoot trouble?
Shoot trouble is a verb.
What is the past tense of shoot trouble?
The past tense of shoot trouble is shot trouble.

Words near shoot trouble in the dictionary

  1. shoot the messenger boy
  2. shoot the moon
  3. shoot the shit
  4. shoot through
  5. shoot through like a Bondi tram
  6. shoot trouble
  7. shoot up
  8. shoot wrestling
  9. shoot-'em-up
  10. shoot-'em-ups
  11. shoot-em-up

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