belt vs shoot

belt

verb
  • To move very fast. 

  • To fasten a belt on. 

  • To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood. 

  • To hit with a belt. 

  • To scream or sing in a loud manner. 

  • To encircle. 

  • To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run. 

  • To hit someone or something. 

  • To drink quickly, often in gulps. 

noun
  • A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object. 

  • A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. 

  • One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. 

  • The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. 

  • A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. 

  • A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon. 

  • A quick drink of liquor. 

  • A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts. 

  • Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe. 

  • A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star. 

  • A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt). 

  • A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice. 

  • A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. 

  • A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces. 

shoot

verb
  • To move very quickly and suddenly. 

  • To begin to speak. 

  • To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit. 

  • To plane straight; to fit by planing. 

  • To germinate; to bud; to sprout. 

  • To grow; to advance. 

  • To shoot the moon. 

  • To ejaculate. 

  • To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil. 

  • To photograph. 

  • To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock. 

  • To make the stated score. 

  • To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on. 

  • To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile). 

  • To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously. 

  • To throw dice. 

  • To fire a projectile at (a person or target). 

  • To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.ᵂ 

  • To dismiss or do away with. 

  • To hunt birds, etc. with a gun. 

  • To lunge. 

  • To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script). 

  • To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway). 

  • To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute. 

  • To film. 

  • To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile. 

  • To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore. 

  • To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee. 

  • To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out. 

  • To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation. 

  • To fire (a projectile). 

  • To send to someone. 

  • To discharge a missile; said of a weapon. 

  • To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend. 

  • To measure the distance and direction to (a point). 

  • To go over or pass quickly through. 

noun
  • A hunt or shooting competition. 

  • A rush of water; a rapid. 

  • The act of taking all point cards in one hand. 

  • An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute. 

  • A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil. 

  • An event that is unscripted or legitimate. 

  • The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant. 

  • A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick. 

  • A shoat; a young pig. 

  • A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. 

  • A photography session. 

  • The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot. 

intj
  • A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain 

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