to shoot from the hip
21shoot — 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 …
22shoot — [[t]ʃu͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ shoots, shooting, shot 1) VERB If someone shoots a person or an animal, they kill them or injure them by firing a bullet or arrow at them. [V n] The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them... [V n] Namibian law… …
23hip — hip1 hipless, adj. hiplike, adj. /hip/, n., adj., v., hipped, hipping. n. 1. the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch. 2. See hip joint. 3.… …
24shoot — shoot1 /shooht/, v., shot, shooting, n. v.t. 1. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. 3. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a… …
25shoot — [c]/ʃut / (say shooht) verb (shot /ʃɒt / (say shot), shooting) –verb (t) 1. to hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to execute or put to death with a bullet. 3. to send forth (arrows, bullets, etc.) from a bow, firearm …
26shoot — shoot1 [ ʃut ] (past tense and past participle shot [ ʃat ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 fire gun ▸ 2 in sports ▸ 3 move suddenly & quickly ▸ 4 take photographs etc. ▸ 5 put drug in body ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to fire a gun: We were… …
27shoot — I UK [ʃuːt] / US [ʃut] verb Word forms shoot : present tense I/you/we/they shoot he/she/it shoots present participle shooting past tense shot UK [ʃɒt] / US [ʃɑt] past participle shot *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to fire a gun We were ordered… …
28shoot — [[t]ʃut[/t]] v. shot, shoot•ing, n. 1) to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon 2) to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon 3) to discharge (a weapon) 4) to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.)… …
29hip — [[t]hɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ hips 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your hips are the two areas at the sides of your body between the tops of your legs and your waist. Tracey put her hands on her hips and sighed. Derived words: hipped COMB in ADJ He is broad chested… …
30hip-shooter — n. someone who talks without thinking; someone who speaks very frankly. (See also shoot from the hip.) D He’s just a loudmouthed hip shooter. Pay no attention. □ The press secretary is a hyper and a hip shooter. She won’t last long …
