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shoot
v. trans.
Discharge: P. and V. ἀ̆φῑέναι, μεθῑέναι (rare P.), βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. ἰάπτειν,
Hit with a missile: P. and V. βάλλειν, ἀ̆κοντίζειν.
Hit with an arrow: P. and V. τοξεύειν.
Shoot down (with a javelin): P. κατακοντίζειν ; (with an arrow): Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰτοξεύειν.
Absol., shoot with the bow: P. and V. τοξεύειν ; with the javelin: P. and V. ἀ̆κοντίζειν, V. ἐξᾰκοντίζειν (Eur. Supp. 456, in Met. sense).
Your wisdom has shot its mind’s bolt: καί σου τὸ σῶφρον ἐξετόξευσεν φρενός (Eur. And. 365).
Shot by an arrow: V. τοξευτός.
Shoot at, aim at: P. and V. στοχάζεσθαι (gen.).
With an arrow: P. and V. τοξεύειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc. alone or gen.).
Shoot out: Ar. and V. προβάλλειν.
Met., of words: see utter.
Shoot up: P. and V. ἀ̆νῑέναι, ἀ̆νᾰδῐδόναι (Eur. Frag.); see emit; v. intrans. dart: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵ̄εσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν ; see rush.
Of a star: V. ᾄσσειν (Plat. Rep. 621b), Ar. θεῖν (Pax. 839); see shooting.
Bud: P. and V. βλαστά̆νειν (rare P.), P. ἐκβλαστάνειν (Plat.).
Shoot ahead: P. προτρέχειν, P. and V. φθά̆νειν.
Shoot down, swoop down, v. intrans.: P. and V. κᾰτασκήπτειν (rare P.); see swoop.
Shoot out, dart out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι.
Jut out: P. and V. προὔχειν.
Shoot through: Ar. and V. διᾴσσειν (gen.) (Soph. Trach. 1083, Ar. absol.).
Shoot up, grow: P. and V. βλαστά̆νειν (rare P.), P. ἐκβλαστάνειν (Plat.), ἀναφύεσθαι (Plat.).
shoot
subs.
P. and V. πτόρθος, ὁ (Plat.), βλάστη, ἡ (Plat.), βλάστημα, τό (Isoc.), V. ἔρνος, τό (Eur. Med. 1213), P. φυτευτήριον, τό.
Met., offsring: see offspring.

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