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Meaning of "shoot-to-disable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOT-TO-DISABLE

shoot-to-disable  [ˌʃuːttədɪˈseɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOT-TO-DISABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shoot-To-Disable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHOOT-TO-DISABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shoot-to-disable in the English dictionary

The definition of shoot-to-disable in the dictionary is of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOOT-TO-DISABLE


Abel
ˈeɪbəl
able
ˈeɪbəl
Babel
ˈbeɪbəl
cable
ˈkeɪbəl
disable
dɪsˈeɪbəl
enable
ɪnˈeɪbəl
fable
ˈfeɪbəl
gable
ˈɡeɪbəl
label
ˈleɪbəl
monostable
ˌmɒnəʊˈsteɪbəl
round-table
ˌraʊndˈteɪbəl
sable
ˈseɪbəl
stable
ˈsteɪbəl
table
ˈteɪbəl
thermostable
ˌθɜːməʊˈsteɪbəl
timetable
ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl
turntable
ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəl
unable
ʌnˈeɪbəl
under-the-table
ˈʌndəðəˈteɪbəl
unstable
ʌnˈsteɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOT-TO-DISABLE

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-kill
shootable
shootaround
shootdown
shooter
shootie
shooting
shooting box
shooting brake
shooting gallery

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOOT-TO-DISABLE

addressable
advisable
affordable
closable
collapsable
conversable
disposable
focusable
indispensable
inexcusable
kissable
licensable
passable
realisable
releasable
reusable
unrecognisable
unsurpassable
unusable
usable
utilisable

Synonyms and antonyms of shoot-to-disable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shoot-to-disable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOOT-TO-DISABLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

拍摄到禁用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirar a desactivar
570 millions of speakers

English

shoot-to-disable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोली मार करने वाली अक्षम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلاق النار ل تعطيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрелять к отключить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atirar -to -disable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অঙ্কুর-টু-অক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tirer pour désactiver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak-untuk-melumpuhkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shoot-to -disable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シュート·トゥ·ディスエーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

촬영 - 투 - 사용 안 함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shoot-to-disable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shoot- to- vô hiệu hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுட முதல் முடக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शूट-टू-अक्षम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ateş-to-devre dışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shoot- to- disable
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzelać do wyłączania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стріляти до відключити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage - la - disable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shoot- to- disable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skiet -om-te -weggooibare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skjut -to -disable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyte -to -disable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoot-to-disable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOT-TO-DISABLE»

The term «shoot-to-disable» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shoot-to-disable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOT-TO-DISABLE»

Discover the use of shoot-to-disable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoot-to-disable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Fearful Symmetry
He fell back, dead before he hit the ground. She ran. “Unit two, report! Unit two!” “ Unit three here, squad leader. Unit two is dead. I'm in pursuit ofthe target . . .” “ Shoot to disable, three. Repeat, shoot to disable. I want that Bajoran bitch alive .
Olivia Woods, 2008
2
The Lenzy Kelley Book of Sayings
So, they might as well shoot to disable not kill. There has to be other ways to disarm someone with a knife without shooting them to death. The Police unjustifiably and unlawfully apprehend arrest, detain and imprison people without a warrant ...
Bubba, 2014
3
Cold Heat
I will shoot to disable the perp. On my off time, I get on my dune buggy and go out into the desert and practice shooting my pistol, and I'm getting good at what and where I shoot.” m ge and gettin hoh Kyle's expression changes and Gentry ...
Vic Bustamante, 2010
4
Wandering in Many Worlds: An Autobiography
For instance, I changed the shoot to kill' dictum to shoot to disable but not kill. This saved a number of lives even where they had to resort to firing. The warm human being inside the cold khakhi is good, FIRST EMS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: 1 ...
V. R. Krishna Iyer, 2009
5
THE GREAT WALL OF POPAT: A JOURNAL OF A LESBIAN’S ADVENTURES ...
Technical perfection should be our goal so that speed and safety are the result. - We shoot to stop and not to kill. However, we do not shoot to disable as the results are too unpredictable. - Deadly force is authorized when it is for self- defense,.
Melisa Mel, 2013
6
Girls in Grey
I couldn't take the risk that you would fire at Alison or Mrs. Ewing, so I had to shoot to disable you. Another officer might have put a bullet straight into your heart. You 're a bloody fool Reginald Cavendish; you should have remained in Mexico, ...
Robert Richardson
7
Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America
This will necessarily involve greater emphasis on rifle and revolver marksmanship, so that “shoot to disable" may compete with “shoot to kill.” Another advanced method of punishment is commitment to a mental institution. Nominally, this is ...
Bertram Gross, 1985
8
The Mote in God's Eye
There was one way to make the Admiral happy. "Staley," Blaine snapped. "Have Gunner Kelley order all Marines to search for the escaped Moties. They are to shoot on sight Shoot to disable, if possible, but shoot And have those ferrets turned ...
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, 1991
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Can he tell this House why he has not reminded his policemen that they are not supposed to shoot and kill but they are supposed to shoot to disable? Can he remind them every evening so that they get some sense into their thick heads?
10
Court-Martial Reports of the Judge Advocate General of the ...
... on 6 August to be watchful for gasoline thieves (R. 157, 160); that if one was seen, the sentry was to call, "Halt" three times and fire one round into the air and then if the prowler did not surrender, to shoot to disable but not to kill (R. 158).
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NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOT-TO-DISABLE»

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Tanzanian police 'shoot to kill'
A shoot-to-disable policy is the most police should be authorised to carry out for armed gangsters. We in Nairobi are suffering even more than Dar from criminals ... «BBC News, Jan 06»

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