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Noun shoot-out has 1 sense
  1. gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
    --1 is a kind of fight, fighting, combat, scrap

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Term: shoot-out

Description:

A shoot-out refers to a confrontation or battle involving the exchange of gunfire between two or more individuals or groups. It can also refer to a sporting event in which participants compete by shooting firearms at targets, commonly known as a shooting competition.

Examples:

Noun:

  1. The police were called to the scene of a shoot-out between rival gangs.
  2. The shootout lasted for several intense minutes before the suspects were apprehended.
  3. During the Wild West era, shoot-outs were a common occurrence in frontier towns.

Verb:

  1. The two rival gangs decided to shoot it out to settle their dispute.
  2. He was shot out of the cannon during the circus performance.

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