shoot off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, off.
Example Sentences
- "I have to shoot off: my interview starts in under an hour."
- "In other situations, you might know someone who adds colour with personal anecdotes and feelings. You could shoot off a similar response – perhaps including a short story of your own to hammer home your point."
- "His arm got shot off in the war."
- ""But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery."