shoot the moon (English, verb)
expansion: shoot the moon (third-person singular simple present shoots the moon, present participle shooting the moon, simple past and past participle shot the moon)
Senses:
glosses: To hit the moon, with a rocket or by other means.
glosses: To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
tags: broadly
figuratively
topics: card-games
games
glosses: To achieve the lowest or highest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.
glosses: To abscond without paying one's rent.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: shoots the moon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shooting the moon
tags: participle
present
form: shot the moon
tags: participle
past
form: shot the moon
tags: past