shotten

Verb

shoot (third-person singular simple present shoots, present participle shooting, simple past shot, past participle shot or (rare) shotten)

1. (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
   • to shoot a gun
2. (transitive) To fire or launch (a projectile).
   • If you please / To shoot an arrow that self way.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   loose

3. (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
   • The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.
4. (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile; to use a gun or similar weapon.
   • They shot at a target.
5. (intransitive) To hunt game with a gun; to go hunting for recreation.
   • They're coming to shoot with us on Sunday.
6. (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land) with a gun; to kill game in or on.
   • Although the estate had been shot previously, there had been no effective keepering and little success with the pheasants released.1969, Game Conservancy (Great Britain), Annual Review (issues 1-8, page 16)

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