shooting

1. The act of firing a projectile (synset 100123481)
   "his shooting was slow but accurate"
   is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
   subtypes:

   • shoot - the act of shooting at targets
   • countershot - a return shot; a retaliatory shot
   • discharge, firing, firing off - the act of discharging a gun
   • gunfire, gunshot - the act of shooting a gun
   • headshot - a shot aimed at a person's head
   • shellfire - shooting artillery shells
   • potshot - a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
   has: fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
   same as: shot
2. Killing someone by gunfire (synset 100226017)
   "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"
   is a type of: homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being
   subtypes:

   • drive-by killing - homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile
   • drive-by shooting - shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
   • wing shooting - shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)

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