shooting from the hip

A form of shoot from the hip — To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shoot from the hip
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APA

shooting from the hip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20from%20the%20hip

MLA

“shooting from the hip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20from%20the%20hip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting from the hip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20from%20the%20hip.

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