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Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick.
Kate Beckinsale

Meaning of "shoot-out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOT-OUT

shoot-out  [ˈʃuːtaʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOT-OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shoot-Out is 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.

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 a conclusive gunfight. Other definition of shoot-out is a penalty shoot-out.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOOT-OUT


about
əˈbaʊt
bout
baʊt
carry-out
ˈkærɪaʊt
checkout
ˈtʃɛkaʊt
doubt
daʊt
layout
ˈleɪaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
out
aʊt
printout
ˈprɪntaʊt
scout
skaʊt
shout
ʃaʊt
sort-out
ˈsɔːtaʊt
stout
staʊt
throughout
θruːˈaʊt
tout
taʊt
towt
taʊt
whiteout
ˈwaɪtaʊt
without
wɪˈðaʊt
workout
ˈwɜːkaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOT-OUT

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-the-chute
shoot-to-disable
shoot-to-kill
shootable
shootaround
shootdown
shooter
shootie
shooting
shooting box

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOOT-OUT

all get-out
all-out
burnt-out
chill-out
cut-out
flat-out
hang-out
let-out
long-drawn-out
out-and-out
penalty shoot-out
pull-out
roll-out
straight-out
thought-out
time-out
tweet-out
way-out
well-thought-out
worn-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

枪战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiroteo
570 millions of speakers

English

shoot-out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शूट आउट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترجيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перестрелка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shoot -out
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অঙ্কুর-আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shoot-out
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schießen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュートアウト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차기
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

ஷூட்-அவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शूट आऊट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shoot-out
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shoot - out
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shoot-out
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перестрілка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage -out
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shoot - out
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skiet - uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shoot - out
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shoot -out
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 36.908 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.
1
Kate Beckinsale
Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick.

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.
1
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
3
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
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
Barbara Williams. she climbed the narrow path up the bluff there behind their place. I suppose he thought she was goin' for a walk as she often did, or maybe gatherin' some wild flowers or such as that, so he didn't think nothin' of it at first.
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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« EDUCALINGO. Shoot-Out [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shoot-out-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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