Hang and Shoot

Hang

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

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Shoot and hang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Hang".

Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Hang and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hang" instead a verb "Shoot".

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

fire	hang fire	shoot fire
man	hang man	shoot man
woman	hang woman	shoot woman
people	hang people	shoot people
Other words: someone, dog, ball, father, rope, movie, enemy, everyone, weapons, enemies.

Then it's subverted in her flashback to when she was 8 years old: the Big Bad is about to hang her father, but tells her to shoot the rope, promising to release him if she manages to hit it.

Source: Shoot the Rope
Andrew Jackson once said "I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun."

Source: I Regret Nothing
Standard Starship Scuffle: Both your ship and the enemy just hang in space and shoot at each other.

Source: Video Game / Star Command

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