shoot out

plural shoot outs

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of shootout.

present singular third person shoots out · participle present shooting out · participle past shot out · past shot out

1. To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.

   You'll shoot your eye out!

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   The rear window was shot out and there were two bullet holes in the rear seat, where a spent bullet and fragments of another were found.

   2006, MaryConway Stewart, No Peace, No Justice: Press & Prosecution Create a Poisonous Myth an Intelligent Appraisal of the York "Riot" Trials, Xlibris Corporation, page 37

2. To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.

   At the time of European settlement I could have got them on the outskirts of Melbourne but these slow-moving creatures apparently taste delicious and were quickly shot out.

   2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 174

3. To emerge with great speed.
4. To fire from a weapon.