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shot holes

shot holes is the simple past and past participle of shoot holes.

Meaning of shoot holes

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Find faults.
    • Anytime you want to shoot holes in our ideas, don't hesitate to do so.1952, Hope Angel, Illinois Education - Volume 41, Illinois Education Association, page 124

Questions about shot holes

What is shot holes the simple past and past participle of?
Shot holes is the simple past and past participle of shoot holes.

Words near shot holes in the dictionary

  1. shot garlands
  2. shot glass
  3. shot glasses
  4. shot heard 'round the world
  5. shot heard round the world
  6. shot holes
  7. shot in one's locker
  8. shot in the arm
  9. shot in the dark
  10. shot in the locker
  11. shot list

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