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snapshoot

snapshoot is the alternative form of snap shoot.

Meaning of snap shoot

Verb

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

  1. To take aim and fire a weapon in quick succession.
    • "I hope you'll overlook my shooting at you, but the orders are for all patrols to snap-shoot on sight."1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 131

Forms of snapshoot

third-person singular presentsnapshoots
present participlesnapshooting
past participlesnapshot
pastsnapshot

Questions about snapshoot

What is snapshoot the alternative form of?
Snapshoot is the alternative form of snap shoot.

Words near snapshoot in the dictionary

  1. snaps to
  2. snaps to attention
  3. snaps up
  4. snapsack
  5. snapsacks
  6. snapshoot
  7. snapshooter
  8. snapshooters
  9. snapshooting
  10. snapshoots
  11. snapshot

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