shoot out

salir disparado, brotar

Salir o moverse hacia fuera con mucha rapidez.

En inglés sencillo: Something comes out or moves out very quickly.

• Water shot out of the pipe.
• A cat shot out from under the bed.
• Sparks shoot out whenever the machine starts.

Cómo se usa: shoot out of something (Water shot out of the broken pipe.)

Sinónimos: burst out, rush out

Expresiones frecuentes: shoot out suddenly, shoot out of something

destrozar a tiros

Destruir algo o sacarlo de su sitio disparándole con un arma.

En inglés sencillo: You destroy or knock something from its place by firing a gun at it.

• Someone shot out the window.
• The gunman shot out both front tyres.
• A stray bullet nearly shot her eye out.

Cómo se usa: shoot out something (Someone shot out the streetlight.); shoot something out (A bullet shot his tooth out.)

Expresiones frecuentes: shoot out a light, shoot something out, shoot out the window

disparar

Lanzar una bala u otro objeto desde un arma al dispararla.

En inglés sencillo: You send a bullet or another object out of a weapon by firing it.

• The gun shot out a bullet.
• The cannon shot out three rounds in quick succession.
• This toy weapon shoots out soft foam darts.

Cómo se usa: shoot out something (The cannon shot out a heavy iron ball.)

Sinónimos: fire, discharge

Expresiones frecuentes: shoot out bullets, shoot out a round

exterminar a tiros

Matar a tiros a todos los animales salvajes de una zona.

En inglés sencillo: You kill all the wild animals in an area by shooting them.

• Hunters shot out the valley.
• They had shot out the local deer population.
• By winter, the nearby woods were completely shot out.

Cómo se usa: shoot out something (The hunters had shot out the whole valley.)

Expresiones frecuentes: shoot out an area, shoot out the wildlife