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Shock (?), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G. schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.] 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
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And cause it on shocks to be by and by set. Tusser.
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Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks. Thomson.
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2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
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Shock, v. t. To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.
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Shock, v. i. To be occupied with making shocks.
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Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,
Bind fast, shock apace. Tusser.
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Shock, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG. scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp. choque, It. ciocco a log. √161. Cf. to shake.] 1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.
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These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks
Of tides and seas tempestuous. Blackmore.
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He stood the shock of a whole host of foes. Addison.
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2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event. “A shock of pleasure.” Talfourd.
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3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.
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4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.
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Syn. -- , . Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in use to matter, while shock is used also of mental states.
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Shock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shocking.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp. chocar. √161. Cf. to strike, , , a striking, , n. & v.] 1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.
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Come the three corners of the world in arms,
And we shall shock them. Shak.
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I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.
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Advise him not to shock a father's will. Dryden.
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3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system.
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Shock, v. i. To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. “They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together.” De Quincey.
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Shock, n. [Cf. .] 1. (Zoöl.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.
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2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.
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Shock, a. Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.
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His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. Sir W. Scott.
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Shockdog (?), n. (Zoöl.) See 7th , 1.
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Shock-head (?), a. Shock-headed. Tennyson.
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Shock-headed, a. Having a thick and bushy head of hair.
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Shocking, a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.
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The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker.
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-- Shockingly, adv. -- Shockingness, n.
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Shod (?), imp. & p. p. f .
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Shoddy (?), n. [Perhaps fr. , v. t.; as meaning originally, waste stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to shed, and E. a parting, separation, a parting.] 1. A fibrous material obtained by “deviling,” or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See .
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2. Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning, or weaving of woolens.
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3. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy.
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☞ The great quantity of shoddy goods furnished as army supplies in the late Civil War in the United States gave wide currency to the word, and it came to be applied to persons who pretend to a higher position in society than that to which their breeding or worth entitles them; this term is now (1997) rarely used in that sense.
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Shoddy fever. (Med.) A febrile disease characterized by dyspnœa and bronchitis caused by inhaling dust.
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Shoddy, a. 1. Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.
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Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride. Compton Reade.
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2. of poor quality or inferior workmanship. [RHUD]
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3. visibly worn or damaged from use; shabby.
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Shoddyism (?), n. The quality or state of being shoddy. [Colloq.] See the Note under , n.
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Shode (?), n. [AS. scāde, fr. sceádan. See , v. t.] 1. The parting of the hair on the head. [Obs.]
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Full straight and even lay his jolly shode. Chaucer.
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2. The top of the head; the head. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Shode, Shoding }. See , .
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Shoder (?), n. A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating.
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Shoe (sh�), n.; pl. Shoes (sh�z), formerly Shoon (sh�n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. scōh, sceóh; akin to OFries. skō, OS. skōh, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. skōr, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. skōhs; of unknown origin.] 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.
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Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied. Shak.
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Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. Shak.
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2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically: (a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. (b) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. (c) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. (d) The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. (e) (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. (f) (Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. (g) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. (h) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. (i) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. (j) (Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib.
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☞ Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe string, shoe-string, or shoestring.
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3. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.
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Coloq. Shoe of an anchor . (Naut.) (a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. -- Coloq. Shoe block (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other. -- Coloq. Shoe bolt , a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. -- Coloq. Shoe pac , a kind of moccasin. See . -- Coloq. Shoe stone , a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.
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Shoe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shod; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoeing.] [AS. sc�ian, sce�ian. See , n.] 1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
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2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.
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The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver. Evelyn.
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Shoebill (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large African wading bird (Balæniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of .
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Shoeblack (?), n. One who polishes shoes; same as .
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Shoefly (?), n. 1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
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2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder.

{ Shoehorn, Shoeing-horn } (?), n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
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2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] Beau. & Fl.
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Shoehorn, v. t. to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.
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Shoeless, a. Destitute of shoes. Addison.
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Shoelace, n. a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called shoestring.
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Shoemaker (?), n. 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The threadfish. (b) The runner, 12.
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Shoemaking, n. The business of a shoemaker.
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Shoer (?), n. One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses.
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Shoestring, n. 1. same as .
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2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an enterprise on a shoestring.
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Shog (shŏg), n. [See a striking.] A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse. [R. or Scot.]
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Shog, v. t. To shake; to shock. [R. or Scot.]
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Shog, v. i. [Cf. W. ysgogi to wag, to stir. Cf. .] To jog; to move on. [R. or Scot.] Beau. & Fl.
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Shoggle (?), v. t. [See , .] To joggle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Pegge.
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Shogun (?), n. [Jap., from Chin. tsiang kiÜn commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, Shiogun, Shiogoon, etc.]
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Shogunate (?), n. The office or dignity of a Shogun. [Written also Siogoonate.]
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Shola (?), n. (Bot.) See .
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Shole (?), n. A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like.
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Shole, n. See . [Obs.]
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Shonde (?), n. [AS. sceond. Cf. .] Harm; disgrace; shame. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Shone (?), imp. & p. p. of .
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Shoo (?), interj. [Cf. G. scheuchen to scare, drive away.] Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls.
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Shooi, n. (Zoöl.) The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]
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Shook (sh�k), imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of .
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Shook, n. [Cf. a bundle of sheaves.] (Com.) (a) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form. (b) A set of boards for a sugar box. (c) The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
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Shook, v. t. To pack, as staves, in a shook.
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Shoon (?), n., pl. of . [Archaic] Chaucer.
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They shook the snow from hats and shoon. Emerson.
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Shoop (?), obs. imp. of . Shaped. Chaucer.
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Shoot (?), n. [F. chute. See . Confused with shoot to let fly.] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also chute, and shute.] [U. S.]
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Coloq. To take a shoot , to pass through a shoot instead of the main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.]
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Shoot (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shot (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shooting. The old participle Shotten is obsolete. See .] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sceótan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie�en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj�ta, Sw. skjuta, Dan. skyde; cf. Skr. skund to jump. √159. Cf. a contribution, to reject, , , v. i., , , , , , .] 1. To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.
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If you please
To shoot an arrow that self way. Shak.
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2. To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun.
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The two ends od a bow, shot off, fly from one another. Boyle.
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3. To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object.
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When Roger shot the hawk hovering over his master's dove house. A. Tucker.
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4. To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
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An honest weaver as ever shot shuttle. Beau. & Fl.
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A pit into which the dead carts had nightly shot corpses by scores. Macaulay.
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5. To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.
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They shoot out the lip, they shake the head. Ps. xxii. 7.
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Beware the secret snake that shoots a sting. Dryden.
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6. (Carp.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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Two pieces of wood that are shot, that is, planed or else pared with a paring chisel. Moxon.
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7. To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
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She . . . shoots the Stygian sound. Dryden.
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8. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
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The tangled water courses slept,
Shot over with purple, and green, and yellow. Tennyson.
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Coloq. To be shot of , to be discharged, cleared, or rid of. [Colloq.] “Are you not glad to be shot of him?” Sir W. Scott.
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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.
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The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23.
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2. To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
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3. To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star.
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There shot a streaming lamp along the sky. Dryden.
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4. To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains.
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Thy words shoot through my heart. Addison.
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5. To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
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These preachers make
His head to shoot and ache. Herbert.
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6. To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
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Onions, as they hang, will shoot forth. Bacon.
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But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful plain. Dryden.
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7. To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.
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Well shot in years he seemed. Spenser.
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Delightful task! to rear the tender thought,
To teach the young idea how to shoot. Thomson.
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8. To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
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If the menstruum be overcharged, metals will shoot into crystals. Bacon.
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9. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory.
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There shot up against the dark sky, tall, gaunt, straggling houses. Dickens.
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10. (Naut.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
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Coloq. To shoot ahead , to pass or move quickly forward; to outstrip others.
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Shoot, n. 1. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
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The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. Bacon.
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One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk. Drayton.
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2. A young branch or growth.
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Superfluous branches and shoots of this second spring. Evelyn.
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3. A rush of water; a rapid.
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4. (Min.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. Knight.
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5. (Weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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6. [Perh. a different word.] A shoat; a young hog.
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Shooter (?), n. 1. One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
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2. That which shoots. Specifically: (a) A firearm; as, a five-shooter. [Colloq. U.S.] (b) A shooting star. [R.]
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Shooting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
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2. A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.
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3. A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.
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Shooting, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
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Coloq. Shooting board (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true. -- Coloq. Shooting box , a small house in the country for use in the shooting season. Prof. Wilson. -- Coloq. Shooting gallery , a range, usually covered, with targets for practice with firearms. -- Coloq. Shooting iron , a firearm. [Slang, U.S.] -- Coloq. Shooting star . (a) (Astron.) A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky, and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a few seconds, a luminous train, -- called also falling star. Shooting stars are small cosmical bodies which encounter the earth in its annual revolution, and which become visible by coming with planetary velocity into the upper regions of the atmosphere. At certain periods, as on the 13th of November and 10th of August, they appear for a few hours in great numbers, apparently diverging from some point in the heavens, such displays being known as meteoric showers, or star showers. These bodies, before encountering the earth, were moving in orbits closely allied to the orbits of comets. See , . (b) (Bot.) The American cowslip (Dodecatheon Meadia). See under . -- Coloq. Shooting stick (Print.), a tapering piece of wood or iron, used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase. Hansard.
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