| aim | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ idea, mind | your intention; what you intend to do.; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" |
| ~ cross-purpose | a contrary aim.; "at cross-purposes" |
| ~ final cause | (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process. |
| ~ sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ view | purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'.; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it" |
| ~ will | a fixed and persistent intent or purpose.; "where there's a will there's a way" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. aim, object, objective, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor. |
| ~ business | an immediate objective.; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
| ~ point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| n. (act) | 3. aim | the action of directing something at an object.; "he took aim and fired" |
| ~ steering, guidance, direction | the act of setting and holding a course.; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" |
| n. (location) | 4. aim, bearing, heading | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies. |
| ~ direction, way | a line leading to a place or point.; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" |
| ~ tack | the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails. |
| v. (competition) | 5. aim, direct, take, take aim, train | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ target, direct, aim, place, point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
| ~ draw a bead on | aim with a gun.; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit" |
| ~ hold | aim, point, or direct.; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" |
| ~ turn | direct at someone.; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" |
| ~ swing | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" |
| ~ point, level, charge | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ level | aim at.; "level criticism or charges at somebody" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ sight | take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device). |
| v. (cognition) | 6. aim, propose, purport, purpose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| ~ intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| v. (communication) | 7. aim, drive, get | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| ~ mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey.; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. aim, calculate, direct | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public. |
| ~ destine, intend, designate, specify | design or destine.; "She was intended to become the director" |
| v. (competition) | 9. aim, direct, place, point, target | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
| ~ address | direct a question at someone. |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ home in, range in, zero in | direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids. |
| v. (communication) | 10. aim | direct (a remark) toward an intended goal.; "She wanted to aim a pun" |
| ~ mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey.; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal. |
| ~ be after, plan | have the will and intention to carry out some action.; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" |
| ~ overshoot | aim too high.; "The plan overshoots its aim" |
| tirade | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. broadside, philippic, tirade | a speech of violent denunciation. |
| ~ denouncement, denunciation | a public act of denouncing. |
| ~ declamation | vehement oratory. |
| zinger | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. zinger | a striking or amusing or caustic remark.; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition" |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| shoot | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. shoot | a new branch. |
| ~ sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud. |
| ~ sucker | a shoot arising from a plant's roots. |
| ~ tiller | a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass. |
| n. (act) | 2. shoot | the act of shooting at targets.; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" |
| ~ shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile.; "his shooting was slow but accurate" |
| ~ skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting | the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird. |
| v. (competition) | 3. hit, pip, shoot | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ gun down | strike down or shoot down. |
| ~ grass | shoot down, of birds. |
| ~ kneecap | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning.; "They kneecapped the industrialist" |
| ~ pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| v. (social) | 4. pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ flight | shoot a bird in flight. |
| ~ pick off | shoot one by one. |
| v. (competition) | 5. blast, shoot | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fire, discharge | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ blaze, blaze away | shoot rapidly and repeatedly.; "He blazed away at the men" |
| ~ overshoot | shoot beyond or over (a target). |
| ~ sharpshoot, snipe | aim and shoot with great precision. |
| ~ fire, open fire | start firing a weapon. |
| ~ gun | shoot with a gun. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ pump | deliver forth.; "pump bullets into the dummy" |
| v. (communication) | 6. film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ film, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture show, flick, picture | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ reshoot | shoot again.; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
| v. (motion) | 7. shoot | send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.; "shoot a glance" |
| ~ cast, contrive, throw, project | put or send forth.; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
| v. (motion) | 8. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| v. (motion) | 9. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ rip | move precipitously or violently.; "The tornado ripped along the coast" |
| v. (contact) | 10. shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ dunk | make a dunk shot, in basketball.; "He dunked the ball" |
| ~ break | make the opening shot that scatters the balls. |
| ~ chip | play a chip shot. |
| ~ carom | make a carom. |
| ~ birdie | shoot in one stroke under par. |
| ~ double birdie, eagle | shoot two strokes under par.; "She eagled the hole" |
| ~ double bogey | to shoot two strokes over par. |
| ~ bogey | to shoot in one stroke over par. |
| ~ knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground. |
| v. (communication) | 11. photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ retake | photograph again.; "Please retake that scene" |
| ~ x-ray | take an x-ray of something or somebody.; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" |
| v. (weather) | 12. shoot | emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" |
| ~ give out, emit, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
| v. (perception) | 13. shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in.; "The pain shot up her leg" |
| ~ hurt, smart, ache | be the source of pain. |
| v. (contact) | 14. inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
| ~ inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| v. (contact) | 15. shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.; "shoot cloth" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| v. (contact) | 16. shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game. |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (consumption) | 17. dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot | spend frivolously and unwisely.; "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
| ~ deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, consume, eat | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ ware, squander, consume, waste | spend extravagantly.; "waste not, want not" |
| v. (competition) | 18. shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (communication) | 19. shoot | utter fast and forcefully.; "She shot back an answer" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (cognition) | 20. shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant.; "shoot a star" |
| ~ measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| v. (change) | 21. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud | produce buds, branches, or germinate.; "the potatoes sprouted" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ germinate | cause to grow or sprout.; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |
| v. (body) | 22. inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ dispense, administer | give or apply (medications). |
| ~ infuse | introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes.; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals" |
| ~ vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate | perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" |
| ~ inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
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