Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoot out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: shoot out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of shootout.

verb

To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.

verb

To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.

verb

To emerge with great speed.

verb

To fire from a weapon.

Example Sentences

"You'll shoot your eye out!"
"The rear window was shot out and there were two bullet holes in the rear seat, where a spent bullet and fragments of another were found."
"At the time of European settlement I could have got them on the outskirts of Melbourne but these slow-moving creatures apparently taste delicious and were quickly shot out."

Inflected Forms

shoot outs (plural) shoots out (present, singular) shooting out (participle, present) shot out (participle, past) shot out (past)

Questions

What does shoot out mean?: Alternative spelling of shootout.

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