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• Shoot wrestling — is a combat sport and a general term that describes a range of hybrid fighting systems originating in Japan in the late 1970s, in close association with Japanese professional wrestling. Shoot wrestling has several sub disciplines eg.… …   Wikipedia

• Shoot — Shoot, v. i. 1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. [1913 Webster] The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shoot it out (with somebody) — ˌshoot it ˈout (with sb) idiom (informal) to fight against sb with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated • The gang decided to shoot it out with the police. related noun ↑shoot out Main entry: ↑shoot …   Useful english dictionary

• Shoot 'em up — For the film genre, see Western (genre). For the 2007 action film, see Shoot Em Up …   Wikipedia

• Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland — During the period known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary were accused of operating a shoot to kill policy, under which suspects were deliberately killed without any attempt to arrest them. The… …   Wikipedia

• shoot — v., n., & int. v. (past and past part. shot) 1 tr. a cause (a gun, bow, etc.) to fire. b discharge (a bullet, arrow, etc.) from a gun, bow, etc. c kill or wound (a person, animal, etc.) with a bullet, arrow, etc. from a gun, bow, etc. 2 intr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Shoot For the Stars — Infobox Television show name = Shoot For the Stars caption = genre = Game show creator = Bob Stewart director = Mike Gargiulo presenter = Geoff Edwards narrated = Bob Clayton country = USA language = English num seasons = 1 num episodes = 195… …   Wikipedia

• Shoot (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event ndash; that is, an event that is real and not staged. The term originally referred to a takedown in amateur wrestling; this was adapted to mean a legitimate attack or fight (as… …   Wikipedia

• Shoot-and-scoot — The term shoot and scoot refers to an artillery tactic of firing at a target and then immediately moving away from the location where the shots were fired. The reason for this is to avoid counter battery fire shots fired at the origin of incoming …   Wikipedia

• Shoot on Sight — Infobox Film name = Shoot On Sight caption = Film poster director = Jag Mundhra writer = Jag Mundhra starring = Brian Cox Sadie Frost Naseeruddin Shah Om Puri music = John Altman distributor = Arun Govill Productions producer = Arun Govil… …   Wikipedia

• shoot a line —    to boast    The imagery is probably not from whaling:     He described his journey to Marseille, but left out the more adventurous episodes, deterred by some residual airman s code against what the men called shooting a line. (Faulks, 1998)… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms