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# shooting

«shooting» in Mova's school dictionary: **firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing of shoot: shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (shooting, shootings); adjective (a shooting star, shooting pain)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m1)

2) In sport, shooting means kicking or throwing the ball at the goal or hoop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m2)

3) Shooting can mean moving very fast: shooting past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m3)

4) Shooting a film or photo means recording it with a camera. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m4)

5) A shooting is an event where someone is shot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m5)

6) A shooting star is a meteor, a bright streak of light in the night sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In sports lessons: shooting practice in football, netball, basketball, hockey. In science: a «shooting star» is not a star but a small piece of space rock burning up as it enters the air. In safety: guns are dangerous; if you ever find a gun, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In news, «a shooting» is a serious crime. Plants «shooting up» grow fast. Phrases: shooting star, shooting pain, shooting practice, shooting a film, shooting up.

### examples

- We practised shooting at the netball hoop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x1)
- I saw a shooting star and made a wish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x2)
- He scored by shooting from the edge of the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x3)
- The film crew is shooting a scene in our street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x4)
- My little sister is shooting up — she is nearly as tall as me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x5)
- A shooting pain ran up my arm when I hit my elbow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x6)
- The archers were shooting arrows at a target. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x7)
- One shooting star after another traversed the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/#x8)

### note

Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [Films are usually filmed out of order to save time and money, for example shooting every scene in one place together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/22-how-films-are-made-script-crew-sets-editing/6/)
- ["Officer-involved shooting" is a US official phrase meaning police shot someone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/19/)
- [A shooting star is not a star at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/0/)
- [A shooting star is a small piece of space rock burning up high in the air, not a star.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/10/)
- [A shooting star glows because it heats up from rushing through the air.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shooting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shooting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.