actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling

shoot - the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

countershot - a return shot; a retaliatory shot

firing off, firing, discharge - the act of discharging a gun

fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target

gunfire, gunshot - the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

headshot - a shot aimed at a person's head

shellfire - shooting artillery shells

potshot - a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

drive-by killing - homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile

homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being

drive-by shooting - shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim

wing shooting - shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)