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shooting the five

shooting the five is the present participle and gerund of shoot the five.

Meaning of shoot the five

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To fight in hand-to-hand combat.
    • As I grew older I was told to be tougher / Gotta shoot the five to survive but I'm a rapper2011 April 18, “Suffer” (0:21 from the start)performed by M.anifest

Questions about shooting the five

What is shooting the five the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting the five is the present participle and gerund of shoot the five.

Words near shooting the five in the dictionary

  1. shooting suits
  2. shooting the boots
  3. shooting the breeze
  4. shooting the bull
  5. shooting the cat
  6. shooting the five
  7. shooting the gold
  8. shooting the lens
  9. shooting the lights out
  10. shooting the messenger
  11. shooting the messenger boy

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