English Explanatory Dictionary

shoot the moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
  2. To achieve the lowest or highest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.
  3. To abscond without paying one's rent.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, moon.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shoot the moon.wav

Word forms

shoot the moon shoots the moon shooting the moon shot the moon

Related words

moon shot grand slam onwards and upwards over the moon play to win shoot for the stars the sky is the limit
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