shoot around

ʃuːt əˈraʊnd

shot around

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Definition of shoot around - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

sports

practice shooting a basketball casually

They decided to shoot around before the game started.

movement

move or travel quickly and aimlessly

He likes to shoot around the city on his bike.

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Expressions with shoot

shoot down

shoot at and force to come down

He shot down the duck with one shot.

shoot me

fire a gun at someone or something

The villain threatened to shoot me if I moved.

shoot out

move out quickly and suddenly from a place

The rabbit will shoot out of its hole.

shoot straight

aim and fire a weapon accurately

He can shoot straight even in the dark.

shoot him down

fire a weapon to hit someone

The soldier aimed to shoot him down.

shoot up

grow or become taller very fast

The children seem to shoot up during summer.

Examples of shoot around in a sentence

He likes to shoot around with his friends on weekends.
Tourists shoot around the market, exploring every corner.
The kids shoot around the playground, full of energy.

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French:faire quelques tirs, filer, ...
German:ein paar Körbe werfen, herumfahren, ...
Italian:tirare a canestro, muoversi rapidamente, ...
Spanish:lanzar al aro, moverse rápidamente, ...
Portuguese:praticar arremessos, andar por aí, ...
Chinese:随便投篮, 到处乱跑, ...
Japanese:バスケットボールを軽く練習する, 素早く移動する, ...
Arabic:تَدَرَّبَ عَلَى تَصْوِيبِ كُرَةِ السَّلَّة, تَجَوَّلَ بِسُرْعَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לִקְלוֹעַ קְצָת לַסַּל, לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב, ...
Russian:непринужденно играть в баскетбол, быстро передвигаться, ...
Ukrainian:кидати м'яч, швидко рухатися, ...
Hindi:बास्केटबॉल के शॉट्स का अभ्यास करना, तेज़ी से इधर-उधर घूमना, ...
Bengali:অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে বাস্কেটবলে শটের অনুশীলন করা, ছুটোছুটি করে বেড়ানো, ...
Catalan:tirar a cistella, anar amunt i avall, ...
Czech:házet si na koš, prohánět se, ...
Danish:skyde rundt, fare rundt, ...
Dutch:rondschieten, snel rondrijden, ...
Greek:κάνω σουτ, τριγυρίζω, ...
Hungarian:kosárra dobálni, cikázni, ...
Khmer:ហាត់បោះបាល់បោះលេងៗ, ធ្វើដំណើរទៅមកយ៉ាងលឿន, ...
Korean:슛 연습하다, 빠르게 돌아다니다, ...
Persian:شوت تمرینی زدن, پرسه زدن, ...
Polish:ćwiczyć rzuty, szybko się poruszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):arremessar casualmente, andar por aí, ...
Romanian:a exersa aruncările, a se mișca repede, ...
Swedish:träna skott, röra sig snabbt, ...
Thai:ชู้ตเล่น, ขี่ไปทั่ว, ...
Turkish:şut çalışmak, hızla dolaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:tập ném rổ, chạy vòng quanh, ...

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