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shoot out en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of shootout.
   alt of shootout

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
shoot outs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

shoot out en · VERB

Meanings

1. To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
   • You'll shoot your eye out!
   • The rear window was shot out and there were two bullet holes in the rear seat, where a spent bullet and fragments of another were found. 2006, MaryConway Stewart, No Peace, No Justice: Press & Prosecution Create a Poisonous Myth an Intelligent Appraisal of the York "Riot" Trials, Xlibris Corporation, page 37:
2. To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.
   • At the time of European settlement I could have got them on the outskirts of Melbourne but these slow-moving creatures apparently taste delicious and were quickly shot out. 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 174:
3. To emerge with great speed.
4. To fire from a weapon.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
shooting out	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
shoots out	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
shot out	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
shot out	Tense=Past		lexicographic