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to sharpshoot

to sharpshoot

1 7.3
To aim and shoot at a target very accurately
  • verb
  • /ˈʃɑrˌpuːt/
translation icon : disparar con precisión
  • She practiced every weekend to improve her skills and sharpshoot at the upcoming hunting season.

Examples

  • Don't you sharpshoot me.

  • No matter how hard Jimmy tried, he could not best Millard at sharpshooting.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I was sharpshooting.

  • You sharpshootin' me, punk?

  • He also thinks towns could train local hunters (typically cops and firefighters) to sharpshoot and then recoup town costs by selling the venison at local farm markets.

    Blog text (8)
  • It's possible that Hibbert consciously is trying to pick up slack from Danny Granger, Indiana's sharpshooting small forward who is out for three months with a knee injury.

    Blog text (27)
  • The marksman trained for months to sharpshoot targets at the competition with impressive accuracy.

  • During the training exercise, the soldiers learned to sharpshoot using their rifles from various distances.

Synonyms

to hit the bullseye
vsto sharpshoot
1 5.1

Do exactly what you intend

involves aiming at a physical mark rather than only getting a correct result
to hit the target dead on
vsto sharpshoot
3.9

To do something exactly right

involves aiming at a physical mark rather than only obtaining a correct result

Antonyms

1.0

To fail to reach or hit something you aim for

How Accurate

to snipe
4 8.1
to sharpshoot
1 7.3
to hit
1.0
to shoot
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1.8
to miss
1.0

Surface Forms

sharpshoot infinitive
sharpshooting present participle
sharpshoots third person singular
sharpshot past
sharpshot past participle

Morphology

sharpshoot = sharp + shoot (transparent) = sharp + shoot

The verb is a straightforward compound of 'sharp' + 'shoot' meaning to shoot with precision; learners who know the components can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Sharpshoot comes from two simple words: sharp ('exact' or 'keen') and shoot ('to fire'). Like a sharpshooter who hits small targets, to sharpshoot means to aim and fire with great accuracy.