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Meaning of "shoot out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOT OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOT OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shoot out is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SHOOT OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shoot out

Shootout

A shootout is a gun battle between armed groups. A shootout often, but not necessarily, pits law enforcement against criminal elements; it could also involve two groups outside of law enforcement, such as rival gangs. A shootout in a military context would usually be considered a battle or firefight, rather than a shootout. Shootouts are often portrayed in action films and western films.

Definition of shoot out in the English dictionary

The definition of shoot out in the dictionary is to fight to the finish by shooting. Other definition of shoot out is a conclusive gunfight.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOT OUT

shoot
shoot a line
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 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 OUT

act out
check out
contract out
cut out
eat out
flat out
get out
hit out
left out
let out
night out
opt out
point out
print out
push the boat out
put out
set out
sit out
sort out
start out
sweat out

Synonyms and antonyms of shoot out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shoot out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOOT OUT

Find out the translation of shoot out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shoot out 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 out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

互相射击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiroteo
570 millions of speakers

English

shoot out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर गोली मार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبادل لاطلاق النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрелять из
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiroteio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অঙ্কুর আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusillade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schießerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銃撃戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

총격전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவுட் சுட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शूट आउट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sparatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стріляти з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage afară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυροβολούν έξω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skiet uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skjuta ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyte ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoot out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOT OUT»

The term «shoot out» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOT OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shoot out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shoot out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «SHOOT OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shoot out.
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Rosie Perez
In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT OUT»

Discover the use of shoot out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoot out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shoot-Out
Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town.
Mike Lupica, 2012
2
Shoot Out: Surviving the Fame and (Mis)fortune of Hollywood
For film buffs, aspiring film-makers, students and anyone else intrigued by the inner workings of Hollywood, this is the quintessential take on the how, who, what and why of the film business.
Peter Bart, Peter Guber, 2006
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American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill President Truman--and ...
Chronicles the day in 1950 when fanatical suicide assassins attempted to kill Harry S. Truman, in an account told from the perspectives of Secret Service agents and White House policemen who risked their lives and the security of their ...
Stephen Hunter, John Bainbridge, 2007
4
The Anderson Valley shoot-out
Color illustration on front cover of four men in a saloon, one holding a rifle in his proper right hand standing in the doorway, one smoking a cigarette and one looking at a glass in his proper right hand.
J. D. Hardin, 1989
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Pikes Peak Shoot-Out
When a gold heist at the First Denver Bank goes awry, leaving one of his partners dead and the other on the run, Slocum's only chance to find the vanished gold is a mysterious missing telegram. Original.
Jake Logan, 1994
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Shoot Out the Lights: The Amazing, Improbable, Exhilarating ...
Describes the New York Knicks' championship season, and describes the ingredients that made them a success
Bob Spitz, 1995
7
The Hall Street Shoot-Out: A True Story of the Dallas Police ...
A True Story of the Dallas Police Department's Biggest Gun Battle Captain E. R. Walt. Among those officers who were not pinned down and were dissatisfied with either the cover or the action their position offered, there was constant movement  ...
Captain E. R. Walt, 2010
8
High Noon: Wild Bill Hickok Leads a Shoot-out in Springfield
The Old West vividly comes alive through the story of the infamous James Butler Wild Bill Hickok.
Eric Fein, 2003
9
Shoot-Out At Jasper Creek
He wanted information about the shoot-out,” she declared sagely. “It was just like the Old West, you know. Two men shooting it out over that loose awful woman. I think there will likely be a movie about it someday. Heaven knows there was ...
Barbara Williams, 2008
10
Longarm and the New Mexico shoot-out
Geronimo's murderous war party thinks it is beyond the law's reach in Mexico.
Tabor Evans, 1988

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