Shoot and Taking

Shoot

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

Taking is a synonym for shoot. In some cases you can replace term "Taking" with "Shoot", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

Taking

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

Shoot is a synonym for taking. Sometimes you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Taking".

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • An alternate definition is a wrestler taking the planned storyline and using it to express their real feelings — thus shooting during a work, for a worked shoot.
    Source: Worked Shoot
  • Literature / The Hollows Shoot the Dog: Rachel tricks Al into taking Lee as a familiar instead of her, dooming him instead of her to a Fate Worse Than Death.
  • When a criminal mastermind takes John Connor hostage and threatens to shoot him, Derek Reese responds by taking the criminal's little girl hostage with the implied threat that he will shoot her.
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