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Hyphenation for “shoot”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “shoot”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "shoot" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “shoot” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „shoot“ ⟶ „shoot“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "shoot"

shoot >> ʃuːt

Definition: [verb] kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.
Example: he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

Synonyms of "shoot"

gun down | shoot down | mow down | hit | wound | injure | cut down | bring down | put a bullet in | pick off | bag | fell | kill | execute | put before a firing squad | pot | blast | pump full of lead | plug | zap | slay |

Definition: [verb] move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction.
Example: the car shot forward

Synonyms of "shoot"

race | hurry | hasten | flash | dash | dart | rush | speed | hurtle | streak | really move | spank along | whirl | whizz | go like lightning | go hell for leather | whoosh | buzz | zoom | swoop | blast | charge | stampede | gallop | chase | career | bustle | sweep | hare | fly | wing | scurry | scud | scutter | belt | scoot | scorch | tear | zap | zip | whip (along) | get cracking | get a move on | step on it | burn rubber | go like a bat out of hell | bomb | bucket | shift | put one's foot down | clip | boogie | hightail | barrel | lay rubber | fleet | post | hie | drag/tear/haul ass |

Definition: [verb] (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.
Example: Williams twice shot wide

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Definition: [verb] film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.).
Example: she has just been commissioned to shoot a video

Synonyms of "shoot"

film | photograph | take/get a photograph/photo of | take/get photographs of | take/get a picture of | take/get pictures of | take someone's picture/photo | take/get a snapshot/snap of | take | snap | make a film of | televise | video |

Definition: [verb] (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate.
Example: some years one or other plant fails to shoot

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Definition: [verb] inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug).
Example: he shot dope into his arm

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Definition: [verb] plane (the edge of a board) accurately.
Example: I shot the longer edge down on the planer

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Definition: [noun] a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.
Example: he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

Synonyms of "shoot"

sprout | offshoot | scion | sucker | bud | spear | runner | tendril | sprig | cutting | stolon | flagellum | bine | ratoon |

Definition: [noun] an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport.
Example: a grouse shoot

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Definition: [noun] an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made.
Example: a photo shoot

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Definition: [noun] variant spelling of chute1.

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Definition: [noun] a rapid in a stream.
Example: follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater

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Definition: [exclamation] used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
Example: shoot, it was a great day to be alive

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