Sinonim shooting

English Thesaurus

1. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)

hypernym	:	actuation, propulsion,
definition	:	the act of propelling (noun.act)

hyponym	:	shoot,
definition	:	the act of shooting at targets (noun.act)

hyponym	:	countershot,
definition	:	a return shot; a retaliatory shot (noun.act)

hyponym	:	discharge, firing, firing off,
definition	:	the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gunfire, gunshot,
definition	:	the act of shooting a gun (noun.act)

hyponym	:	headshot,
definition	:	a shot aimed at a person's head (noun.act)

hyponym	:	shellfire,
definition	:	shooting artillery shells (noun.act)

hyponym	:	potshot,
definition	:	a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) (noun.act)

part holonym	:	fire control,
definition	:	preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target (noun.act)

2. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)

hypernym	:	homicide,
definition	:	the killing of a human being by another human being (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drive-by killing,
definition	:	homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drive-by shooting,
definition	:	shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim (noun.act)

hyponym	:	wing shooting,
definition	:	shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) (noun.act)

3. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)

derivation	:	blast, shoot,
definition	:	fire a shot (verb.competition)

4. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)

derivation	:	pip, shoot,
definition	:	kill by firing a missile (verb.social)

5. the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)

derivation	:	blast, shoot,
definition	:	fire a shot (verb.competition)

6. killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)

derivation	:	pip, shoot,
definition	:	kill by firing a missile (verb.social)