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shot off

shot off is the simple past and past participle 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 shot off

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

Words near shot off in the dictionary

  1. shot in the locker
  2. shot list
  3. shot lists
  4. shot noise
  5. shot noises
  6. shot off
  7. shot off at the mouth
  8. shot off one's mouth
  9. shot on goal
  10. shot on target
  11. shot one in the sink

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