"shoot off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-shoot off.ogg Forms: shoots off [present, singular, third-person], shooting off [participle, present], shot off [participle, past], shot off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shoot<,,shot> off}} shoot off (third-person singular simple present shoots off, present participle shooting off, simple past and past participle shot off)
  1. (colloquial) To leave quickly Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-shoot_off-en-verb-EtREridF
  2. (idiomatic) To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-shoot_off-en-verb-OzTKwNTM
  3. (television) To overshoot the bounds of a set when filming, showing part of what lies outside it. Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-shoot_off-en-verb-pQkSMHAR Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, off. Derived forms: shoot off at the mouth, shoot off one's mouth
    Sense id: en-shoot_off-en-verb-f~OryudX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 20 31 39 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 11 23 17 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 23 20 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 13 61

Inflected forms

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        "(colloquial) To leave quickly"
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