shoot-off

or shoot·off

[ shoot-awf, -of ]

noun

1. a final or additional contest to decide the winner in a rifle or pistol competition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoot-off¹

shoot ¹, -off

Example Sentences

We shoot off into the clouds, the morning sun glowing beside us.

From Literature

“It’s not like basketball, where you can kind of shoot off the whistle,” Biddeford, Maine, native Dumoulin said, helpfully throwing in a comparison for non-hockey sports fans.

From Seattle Times

And Mr Mitchell, who has represented Mr Trump in the past, reportedly said he hoped the former president didn't know about Comstock either "because I just don't want him to shoot off his mouth".

From BBC

"I hope he doesn't know about the existence of Comstock, because I just don't want him to shoot off his mouth," the lawyer added of Trump.

From Salon

"I hope he doesn't know about the existence of Comstock, because I just don't want him to shoot off his mouth," the lawyer added of Trump.

From Salon

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