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1 7.0
To shoot someone or something with an arrow
  • verb
  • /ˈɛroʊ/
  • Archaic
: flechar
  • And I shoot arrows at the speed of atomic particles.

Examples

  • He aimed carefully before he arrowed at the bullseye in the competition.

  • Daryl neatly arrows an owl for dinner!

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  • You'll see how I shoot the bow and arrow... ...and how far I can swim and they're having a father-son race.

  • During my archery practice, I successfully arrowed the target from fifty feet away.

  • With great focus and precision, she arrowed the arrow directly into the center of the target.

Synonyms

to shot
vsto arrow
∞ 1.9

To fire a gun or hit something with a bullet

hits by launching a pointed projectile using drawn string power
to spear
vsto arrow
8 4.9

To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork

hits by launching a small pointed projectile from a distance
to lance
vsto arrow
6 7.0

Cut a skin sore to let out fluid

targets by sending a single pointed projectile from a distance

Antonyms

549 1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

Idioms

2 7.2

An extra skill or resource you can use when needed

To do one thing that solves two problems

Compounds

32 3.3

A weapon using a curved bow to shoot arrows for hunting or fighting

straight arrow
  • Informal
13 5.9

A person who always tells the truth and follows moral rules

broad arrow
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A wide arrowhead used on weapons in past battles

arrow grass
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plant that grows in shallow water or marshes and can poison farm animals

arrow arum
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A North American water plant with arrow-shaped leaves and greenish flower spikes

1 8.9

A bush with tough, flexible wood that people use to make arrows

broad arrow
  • Archaic
9.9

A mark like an arrowhead that shows something belongs to the British government

arrow-grass family
  • Specialized
8.6

A group of small grass-like plants that grow in wet places such as marshes

arrow-leaved aster
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American wildflower with arrow-shaped leaves and purple flowers

A plant that lives for many years with arrowhead leaves, a long pointed flower cover, and green berries

poison arrow plant
  • South African
9.9

A medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree from South Africa with thick leaves and purplish black berries

A shrub with flexible wood used to make arrows and blue-black berries that birds eat

How Severe

to impale
  • Offensive
32 7.7
to pierce
121 3.5
to arrow
  • Archaic
1 7.0
to wound
12 2.3
to graze
35 3.7

Surface Forms

arrow infinitive
arrowed past
arrowed past participle
arrowing present participle
arrows third person singular

Etymology

Arrow as a verb meaning 'to hit with an arrow' comes directly from the weapon itself, since people used the word to say someone was shot or wounded by an arrow. So, to arrow someone once meant to shoot them with an arrow, and that is the verb's basic meaning.