Shoot most commonly refers to: *

Shoot (botany) In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages like leaves, lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spri ...

, an immature plant or portion of a plant *

Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missile ...

, the firing of projectile weapons *

Photo shoot A photo shoot is the process taken by creatives and models that results in a visual objective being obtained. An example is a model posing for a photographer at a studio or an outdoor location. A photo shoot is a series of images that are taken, ...

, a photography session; an event wherein a photographer takes photographs Shoot may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''The Shoot'' (film), a 1964 film directed by Robert Siodmak * ''Shoot'' (film), a 1976 action thriller starring Cliff Robertson * "Shoot" (''Mad Men''), a 2007 television episode

Periodicals

* ''Shoot'' (advertising magazine), an American magazine since 1990 * ''Shoot'' (football magazine), a British magazine 1969–2008 * ''Shoot'', a self-published photography periodical by Paul Sepuya

Other media

* ''Shoot'' (Burden), a 1971 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he was shot * "Shoot" (''Hellblazer''), a story from the DC Comics series ''Hellblazer'' * ''The Shoot'' (video game), a 2010 rail shooter game for the PlayStation 3 * "Shoot" (song), by BlocBoy JB, 2017 * "Shoot", a song by Boys Like Girls from '' Crazy World''

Wrestling

Shoot (professional wrestling) A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. It is a carny term shortened from "straight shooting", which originally referred to a gun in a carnival target shooting game that ...

, an unplanned occurrence in a professional wrestling event *

Shoot wrestling Shoot wrestling is a Japanese hybrid grappling style and combat sport. Shoot wrestling incorporates techniques from various wrestling, submission grappling, kickboxing and karate styles. It was particularly inspired and influenced by catch ...

, a combat sport * Shoot wrestling, a synonym for

Catch wrestling Catch wrestling (also known as catch-as-catch-can) is an English wrestling style where wrestlers aim to win by Pin (sport wrestling), pinning or Submission (combat sports), submitting their opponent using any legal holds or techniques. It emph ...

, a related combat sport *

Takedown (grappling) In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing them to the ground with the attacker landing on top. The process of quickly advancing on an opponent and attempting a takedown is kn ...

, or shoot

Other uses

*Shoot, a minced oath used in lieu of "