Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backshoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-shoot
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shoot in the back.

Example Sentences

""And there are enough witnesses who know that you and your friend tried to backshoot me," Evan said."
"I can take anybody head-on in Anchor or Flux, but I don't want to get backshot by some jerk I can't even see while walking down an alley or across a street."
"He is brave and steady under pressure when he is called out, but when someone tries to backshoot him, Maddox becomes paranoid and violent."

Etymology

From back + shoot.

Inflected Forms

backshoots (present, singular) backshooting (participle, present) backshot (past) backshot (participle, past) backshotten (participle, past)

Derived Forms

backshooter

Questions

What does backshoot mean?: To shoot in the back.
Where does backshoot come from?: From back + shoot.

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