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shoots out

shoots out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shoots out

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

Words near shoots out in the dictionary

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

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