Definition of Skeet

1. Noun. The sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird.

Exact synonyms: Skeet Shooting, Trapshooting
Generic synonyms: Shoot

Definition of Skeet

1. n. A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck.

Definition of Skeet

1. Noun. A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight. ¹

2. Noun. (context: countable poker) A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9. ¹

3. Noun. (context: uncountable slang African American Vernacular English) The ejaculation of sperm. ¹

4. Noun. (nautical) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel and formerly to wet the sails or deck. ¹

5. Noun. (context: uncountable Manx English) News or gossip. ¹

6. Noun. (context: countable Newfoundland slang) A loud, disruptive and poorly educated person. ¹

7. Verb. To shoot or spray (used of fluids). ¹

8. Verb. (African American Vernacular English) To ejaculate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skeet

1. the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled in the air by spring traps [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skeet

skeelier
skeeliest
skeely
skeen
skeen arch
skeens
skeer
skeered
skeerier
skeeriest
skeering
skeers
skeery
skees
skeesicks
skeet shooting
skeeted
skeeter
skeeter hawk
skeeters
skeeting
skeets
skeeve
skeeved
skeevier
skeevies
skeeviest
skeevy

Literary usage of Skeet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"Parcels directed as above, and (carriage paid) under cover, to Mr. Charles J. skeet, Bookseller. No 10 King William Street, Charing Cross, ..."

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