shoot
verb
to hit someone or something with a bullet from a gun
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To shoot someone or something
pick off
to shoot people, animals, or aircraft one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance
blow away
to kill someone by shooting them
take down
to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down
blow someone’s head off
to kill someone by shooting them in the head
blow someone’s brains out
to kill someone by shooting them in the head from very close to them
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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