Antonyms for shoot out

Grammar : Noun, verb

Definition of shoot out

As in combat : noun battle
As in protrude : verb stick out
As in radiate : verb give off; scatter
As in combat : verb fight
As in flash : verb shimmer, flicker

Example sentences :

I felt the blow fall, and with it my strength seemed to shoot out of me.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

It's pretty hard not to shoot out there where men go on the rampage so often.
Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland

All you got to do is to take the stock off your gun and shoot out of both ends of the barrel.
Extract from : « The Ranger » by Edward S. Ellis

These outbuildings are two storeys high, with loop-holes to shoot out of.
Extract from : « A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] » by Anne Blunt

It had appeared to shoot out from the side of the dark bulk that lay just before her.
Extract from : « The Purple Flame » by Roy J. Snell

She had no sooner gone, than Bang began to shoot out his horns a bit.
Extract from : « Tom Cringle's Log » by Michael Scott

They shoot out turrets of rock that blaze like flames in the day.
Extract from : « The Spell of Egypt » by Robert Hichens

As soon as the pods feel the warmth of the room they burst and shoot out the seeds.
Extract from : « Woodcraft » by Alan Douglas

Im goin to send you one of the torpetoes they shoot out of the guns.
Extract from : « "That's me all over, Mable" » by Edward Streeter

Life may and does shoot out into exotic forms, which may and do flower and perish.
Extract from : « Reynard the Fox » by John Masefield

Synonyms for shoot out

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