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Meaning of "shoot a line" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOT A LINE

shoot a line play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOT A LINE

shoot
shoot craps
shoot down
shoot from the hip
shoot one´s bolt
shoot one´s load
shoot one´s mouth off
shoot oneself in the foot
shoot out
shoot the breeze
shoot the bull
shoot the sun
shoot through
shoot up
shoot-´em-up
shoot-out
shoot-the-chute
shoot-to-disable
shoot-to-kill
shootable

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOOT A LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
credit line
dotted line
finish line
front line
hold the line
hotline
land line
lay on the line
on line
product line
production line
red line
sign on the dotted line
six-yard line
step out of line
tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of shoot a line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shoot a line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOOT A LINE

Find out the translation of shoot a line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shoot a line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shoot a line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拍线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disparar una línea
570 millions of speakers

English

shoot a line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक लाइन गोली मार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلاق النار على الخط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрелять линию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atirar uma linha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি লাইন অঙ্কুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanfaronner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak satu baris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schießen eine Linie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行を撃つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선을 촬영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk baris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn một dòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு வரி சுட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक रेषा शूट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir çizgi çek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sparare una linea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelać linię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стріляти лінію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage o linie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυροβολήσει μια γραμμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skiet ´n lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skjuta en linje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyte en linje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoot a line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOT A LINE»

The term «shoot a line» is regularly used and occupies the 98.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOT A LINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shoot a line

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT A LINE»

Discover the use of shoot a line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoot a line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. shoot a line, q.v., to boast.—9. in cut the line or string, to end suspense: c.: ca. 1810-60. (Vaux.) Cf. 2nd nuance of:—10. in get into or on a line; keep in a (tow-) line, to end suspense; to engage in conversation a person to be robbed by one's  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Don't Horse Around with Our Health: The Positive Influence ...
Get your horse standing square on the level surface place your straight edge on the center of the shoulder and shoot a line with the straight edge from the center of the shoulder to the ground. Centered Balance Fig1 Centered Balance Fig 2 If ...
James C. Lane, Jr., 2013
3
Black Salt: Seafarers of African Descent on British Ships
Costello, Black Liverpool, 53. Costello, Black Liverpool, 53—54. Denis Foss and Basil Entvvistle, Shoot a Line: A Merchant Mariner's War (Yeoville: Linden Hall, 1992), 33. Foss and Entwistle, Shoot a Line, 45. Foss and Entwistle, Shoot a Line , ...
R. Costello, 2012
4
Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman's Search for ...
We are going to try to shoot a line across to you, which we will then use to send over a sea anchor from one of our lifeboats. Do you have a boathook?” “Yes, I have a boathook,” I replied. Ever since I had needed to use a boathook to repair my ...
Roz Savage, 2013
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Popular Photography
In a culture where we shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, shoot the works, shoot pool, shoot the rapids, shoot hoops, shoot skeet, shoot craps, shoot movies, and shoot a line, I'll continue to shoot pictures. Paul E. Conaway Via e-mail In the late  ...
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Popular Mechanics
The catapult, mounted on two wheels, is easily transported and designed This Apparatus, Which Looks like a Cannon, Is a Catapult That Launches a Life Line to shoot a line to persons in distress when it is impossible to launch boats to go to  ...
7
Dosage: Pedigree and Performance
Among them is Shoot a Line, a dual Oaks winner and second dam of Thunder Gulch. By the late 1980's, the average winning distance of High Line's progeny was listed as 13.0 furlongs, which is long even by European standards. One could ...
Steven A. Roman, 2002
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The Science of Fly-fishing
With the use of relatively frictionless snake guides, replacing the minuscule flip- ring guides in the 1890s, came the opportunity to shoot a line. The origin of this term probably can be found in a nautical context, much like throwing a line in a ...
Stan L. Ulanski, 2003
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Billboard
99.50 Exhibit Shoot-A-Line . . . 249.50 BIG BRONCO DISTRIBUTOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TERRITORY For Immediate Delivery on All Items. Send 1/3 With Order, Balance C.O.D., F.O.B. Philadelphia. USED Bat-A-Score $"5.00 ...
10
A Victory for Kregen: Dray Prescot #22
We could drop a line to them down there; they'd not shoot a line up to us. A pretty little calculation entered my mind as we maneuvered into position. Could even Seg Segutorio, in my view the greatest bowman of Kregen, shoot a shaft trailing a  ...
Alan Burt Akers, 2007

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Shoot a line [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shoot-a-line>. May 2024 ».
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