Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inshoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-shoot
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of shooting or moving rapidly inward, as a baseball that is pitched with a curve.

Example Sentences

"The pitcher started the ball wide, but, with a sudden break it took an inshoot across the plate."
"Woods fooled him on a wide curve and a swift inshoot."

Etymology

From in + shoot.

Inflected Forms

inshoots (plural)

Questions

What does inshoot mean?: The act of shooting or moving rapidly inward, as a baseball that is pitched with a curve.
Where does inshoot come from?: From in + shoot.

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