Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

shoot

2 noun
     
Related topics: Sport, Plants
shoot2 [countable]
1HBP the part of a plant that comes up above the ground when it is just beginning to grow, or a new part that grows on an existing plant:
Tender green shoots will appear in February.
2TCN an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film:
a photo shoot sponsored by Kodak
on a shoot
She's out on a video shoot.
3DS an occasion when people shoot birds or animals for sport, or the area of land where they do this
on a shoot
The royal party was on a shoot when the incident occurred.
4

green shoots (of recovery)

British English the first sign that a situation is improving, especially an economic situation
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary