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shoots off

shoots off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot off.

Meaning of shoot off

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To leave quickly.
    • I have to shoot off: my interview starts in under an hour.
    Synonyms:
    shoot
  2. (idiomatic) To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.
    • In other situations, you might know someone who adds colour with personal anecdotes and feelings. You could shoot off a similar response – perhaps including a short story of your own to hammer home your point.2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC
  3. To overshoot the bounds of a set when filming, showing part of what lies outside it.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, off.
    • His arm got shot off in the war.

Questions about shoots off

What is shoots off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot off.

Words near shoots off in the dictionary

  1. shoots first and asks questions later
  2. shoots for the moon
  3. shoots from the hip
  4. shoots from the lip
  5. shoots holes
  6. shoots off
  7. shoots off at the mouth
  8. shoots off one's mouth
  9. shoots one in the sink
  10. shoots one's bolt
  11. shoots one's cuffs

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