Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoot it out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: shoot it out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fight it out with the use of firearms.

Example Sentences

"He would try and catch the Citroën and shoot it out with them and if she got shot in the process, that was too bad too."

Inflected Forms

shoots it out (present, singular) shooting it out (participle, present) shot it out (participle, past) shot it out (past)

Questions

What does shoot it out mean?: To fight it out with the use of firearms.

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