Shoot and Tarry

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Shoot verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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Tarry is an antonym for shoot.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Shoot is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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Tarry and Shoot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shoot/tarry

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