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Collocations for shoot - noun

1. new part of a plant

ADJ.

fresh, green, new, tender, young | flowering | lateral, side | bamboo

VERB + SHOOT

have
This plant hasn''t got any shoots yet.
develop, produce, put out, send out
These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots.

SHOOT + VERB

appear, come up, develop, emerge, grow, sport
Keep the bulbs in a cool dark place until shoots appear.

2. occasion when you photograph sb/sth

ADJ.

fashion, film, photo, photographic, video
a five-day photo shoot in Cyprus
location

PREP.

on a/the ~
He goes out on shoots with very little equipment.

Collocations for shoot - verb

ADV.

straight
She practised for days until she could shoot straight.
accidentally
He accidentally shot himself in the foot.
fatally
Four policemen were fatally shot in the incident.
summarily
If caught, the men could be summarily shot as spies.
back
If they shoot, we shoot back.

VERB + SHOOT

want to | threaten to | be going to
I thought for a moment that he was going to shoot.
try to

PREP.

at
soldiers shooting at a target
with
She was shot with a small automatic pistol.

PHRASES

shoot (sb) on sight
Any intruders will be shot on sight.
shoot sb dead
The police shot him dead.
shoot sb in the arm, leg, chest, etc., shoot to kill
The soldiers were told to shoot to kill.

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