Synonyms and antonyms of To shoot someone or something in British Thesaurus

shoot (verb)

to hit someone or something with a bullet from a gun

blast (verb)

to shoot a person or animal

spray (verb)

to shoot a large number of bullets at something, covering a wide area

pick off ()

to shoot people, animals, or aircraft one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance

blow away (informal)

informal to kill someone by shooting them

take down (informal)

informal to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down

blow someone’s head off ()

to kill someone by shooting them in the head

strafe (verb)

to attack a place with guns from low-flying aircraft

rake (verb)

to move a gun slowly across a wide area when firing it

blow someone’s brains out ()

to kill someone by shooting them in the head from very close to them

blast away ()

to shoot at someone or something a lot of times

cut down (literary)

literary if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them

gun down ()

to shoot someone and kill them or injure them badly, especially someone who is not guilty of anything, or who is not carrying a gun

kneecap (verb)

to shoot someone in the knee, especially as a violent punishment

machine-gun (verb)

to fire at someone or something with a machine gun

mow down ()

to kill a lot of people quickly and violently, especially by shooting them

pump bullets into someone ()

to shoot someone many times with a gun

pump/fill someone full of lead ()

to shoot someone with a lot of bullets

shoot (verb)

to hunt animals using guns, or to fire guns for pleasure

shoot down ()

to kill someone with a gun

shoot up (mainly American)

mainly American to destroy something by shooting bullets at it

take a pot shot at (informal)

informal to try to shoot a thing or person in a way that is not skilful