01n.
The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
2.
A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.(Sporting)
3.
A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.
02a.
Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
1.
Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
Phrases & compounds
Shooting board —
a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.
Shooting box —
a small house in the country for use in the shooting season.
Shooting gallery —
a range, usually covered, with targets for practice with firearms.
Shooting iron —
a firearm.
Shooting star —
A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky, and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a few seconds, a luminous train, -- called also falling star.
Shooting stick —
a tapering piece of wood or iron, used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase.