The Clue
Shoot off (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EMIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EMIT is very common and appears about once every 40 puzzles.
Related Clues
Broadcast
Discharge
Eject
Exude
Issue
Radiate
Utter
Yield
Give forth
Give off
Give out
Let forth
Let out
Put out
Send out
Throw light
Send out, as rays
Verb that reverses time
Definition
EMIT as a verb:
1. (emit, breathe, pass off) = expel (gases or odors)
2. (emit, give out, give off) = give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
3. (utter, emit, let out, let loose) = express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"