Receive and Shoot

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Receive

Receive verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
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Antonyms for Receive
Shoot is an antonym for receive.
Nearby Words: received, reception, receptive, receipt, receiving

Shoot

Shoot verb - To cause to go or be taken from one place to another.
Usage example: shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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Synonyms for Shoot
Antonyms for Shoot
Receive is an antonym for shoot.
Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed
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Common collocations

time receive time shoot time
money receive money shoot money

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Halo 5: Guardians Instead of simply allowing the player to shoot or melee the Unggoy holding the skull, they receive an action prompt to make the Chief punt the oblivious alien off a cliff.
    Source: Video Game / Halo 5: Guardians
  • Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: According to Dylan, the hunter who tried to shoot Faith also tried to kill Todd with his shotgun, but Todd only receive a bullet burn.
    Source: Webcomic / Eldritch
  • Literature / Winnetou Old Wabble's gang of hired outlaws receive a similar punishment earlier for trying to kill the heroes(though it's carried out using thin young shoot branches instead of whips, the principle is the same).
    Source: Literature / Winnetou
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