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to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
警察官が逃げる犯人を銃で撃った。
The police shot the criminal with a gun.
射撃場で彼は的を正確に撃ち抜いた。
He shot through the target accurately.
秋の狩りで鳥を撃つことがあるそうだ。
Sometimes I shoot birds while hunting.