shooting

Everyday

1. Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. tree →
2. In sport, shooting means kicking or throwing the ball at the goal or hoop. tree →
3. Shooting can mean moving very fast: shooting past. tree →
4. Shooting a film or photo means recording it with a camera. tree →
5. A shooting is an event where someone is shot. tree →
6. A shooting star is a meteor, a bright streak of light in the night sky. tree →

In the lessons

In sports lessons: shooting practice in football, netball, basketball, hockey. In science: a «shooting star» is not a star but a small piece of space rock burning up as it enters the air. In safety: guns are dangerous; if you ever find a gun, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In news, «a shooting» is a serious crime. Plants «shooting up» grow fast. Phrases: shooting star, shooting pain, shooting practice, shooting a film, shooting up.

Examples

• We practised shooting at the netball hoop. tree →
• I saw a shooting star and made a wish. tree →
• He scored by shooting from the edge of the box. tree →
• The film crew is shooting a scene in our street. tree →
• My little sister is shooting up — she is nearly as tall as me. tree →
• A shooting pain ran up my arm when I hit my elbow. tree →
• The archers were shooting arrows at a target. tree →
• One shooting star after another traversed the sky. tree →

Note

Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same.

In Jewish tradition

Means firing arrows, or the springing up of new growth. In Amos it is the time of the latter crop.

Interpretation. Tradition reads Amos's locust vision as a warning of destruction, which the prophet's prayer for Israel turned aside.

Examples

• They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and, behold, He formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. (Prophets AMO.7.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Verb «shoot» is irregular: shoot, shot, shot. Trap: a shooting star is a meteor, not a real star. «Shooting» in a news story usually means people were hurt with guns; it is fine to ask an adult about scary news. Do not confuse «shoot» with «chute» (a slide) — they sound the same.