snap shoot en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To take aim and fire a weapon in quick succession.
"I hope you'll overlook my shooting at you, but the orders are for all patrols to snap-shoot on sight."
1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 131:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snap shooting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| snap shoots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| snap shot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| snap shot | Tense=Past | lexicographic |