shooting
English Thesaurus
1. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | shoot, |
| definition | : | the act of shooting at targets (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | countershot, |
| definition | : | a return shot; a retaliatory shot (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gunfire, gunshot, |
| definition | : | the act of shooting a gun (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | headshot, |
| definition | : | a shot aimed at a person's head (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shellfire, |
| definition | : | shooting artillery shells (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | potshot, |
| definition | : | a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | fire control, |
| definition | : | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target (noun.act) |
2. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | homicide, |
| definition | : | the killing of a human being by another human being (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drive-by killing, |
| definition | : | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drive-by shooting, |
| definition | : | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | wing shooting, |
| definition | : | shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) (noun.act) |
3. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blast, shoot, |
| definition | : | fire a shot (verb.competition) |
4. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pip, shoot, |
| definition | : | kill by firing a missile (verb.social) |
5. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blast, shoot, |
| definition | : | fire a shot (verb.competition) |
6. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pip, shoot, |
| definition | : | kill by firing a missile (verb.social) |
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