to shoot a rifle

  • 1shoot — shoot1 W2S2 [ʃu:t] v past tense and past participle shot [ʃɔt US ʃa:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(kill/injure)¦ 2¦(fire a gun etc)¦ 3¦(birds/animals)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5¦(try to score)¦ 6¦(look at somebody)¦ 7¦(photograph/film)¦ 8¦(pain)¦ 9 …

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  • 2rifle — ri|fle1 [ˈraıfəl] n ↑barrel, ↑sight, ↑trigger [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: rifle to cut grooves on the inside of something, especially a gun barrel (17 21 centuries), from Old French rifler to cut into a surface, steal ] a long gun which you hold up …

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  • 3Rifle — A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ( rifling ) cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called lands, which make contact with the… …

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  • 4shoot-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: shoot off : a final shoot (as in a trapshooting or rifle shooting contest) to determine the winner among two or more competitors that have tied in prior contests * * * /shooht awf , of /, n. a final or additional… …

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  • 5shoot — 1 /Su:t/ verb past tense and past participle shot /St/ GUNS/WEAPONS 1 KILL/INJURE (T) to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun: Lincoln was shot while watching a play in Ford s Theater. | shoot sb in the leg/head etc: He had been shot… …

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  • 6rifle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic, bolt action, semi automatic, single shot ▪ high powered ▪ .22, etc. ▪ army …

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  • 7shoot a bullet from a rifle — fire a rifle, launch a bullet from a firearm …

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  • 8shoot-off — /shooht awf , of /, n. a final or additional contest to decide the winner in a rifle or pistol competition. Also, shootoff. [see SHOOT, OFF] * * * …

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  • 9shoot out — Synonyms and related words: antiaircraft fire, cross fire, curtain fire, direct fire, dry fire, file fire, fire, fire of demolition, firepower, fireworks, firing, flack, flak, ground fire, gunfight, gunfire, gunplay, high angle fire, horizontal… …

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  • 10M16 rifle — Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16 From top to bottom: M16A1, M16A2, M4A1, M16A4 Type Assault rifle Place&#160 …

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