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Meaning of shoot the five | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To fight in hand-to-hand combat.

intransitive, slang

Examples

“As I grew older I was told to be tougher / Gotta shoot the five to survive but I'm a rapper”
“We'd sit there and they'd go at it and shoot the five until one dude was knocked out. It wasn't just entertainment for me like it was for most spectators. I wanted to watch so that I could learn.”
“Uncle Howie shot the five with that pig”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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