n. The act of one who shoots.n. Especially, at the present day, the killing of game with firearms; gunning.n. A right, purchased or conferred, to kill game with firearms, especially within certain limits.n. A district or defined tract of ground over which game is shot.n. A quick dart; a sudden and swift motion.n. A quick, glancing pain, often following the track of a nerve.n. In carpentry, the operation of planing the edge of a board straight.