shoot-out

Meantolearn1. Does 'shoot-out' mean competition?

3. Can shoot-out be used to describe other competitions other than gun shots?

1. Yes.

3. Maybe one could have a shoot-out, without guns, for: 'shooting the breeze' and '**** shooting'.

Hi,

In soccer, when the game ends with no score, sometimes the rules of the tournament call for them to settle the result by taking penalty kicks at each other's goal. Same thing with ice-hockey. The expression, 'a shoot-out', is normally used for this.

Best wishes, Clive

Hi both,

So, the term 'shoot-out' is unusual if it's used in photography, correct?

Thanks for the replies.

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craps (Longman)

- American English, a game played for money in the US, using two dice

shoot craps (=to play this game)

MeantolearnSo, the term 'shoot-out' is unusual if it's used in photography, correct?

No, you got it right the first time. It's a play on words.

Hi,

Professional photographers talk about going on an assignment as 'going on a shoot'. To'shoot' a picture means, as slang, to 'take' a picture.

Clive

Hi both,

I was asking about 'shoot out' rather than 'shoot'.

I know to shoot a picture means to take a picture.

Can I say, 'shoot out a picture'?

Was 'shoot out' a regular photography term or the writer just tried to play on words here?

Thanks,

Hi,

I was asking about 'shoot out' rather than 'shoot'. Yes, I was just trying to give you a little extra information.

Can I say, 'shoot out a picture'? No.

Was 'shoot out' a regular photography term No

or the writer just tried to play on words here?