gut-shooting
Shooting the abdomen
Gut-shooting is hitting someone or something in the abdomen with a bullet or arrow.
Among hunters, a gut shot is considered poor form—it rarely kills quickly and often lets wounded game escape to die slowly.
The term extends to any attack that wounds badly without finishing the job: The scandal was a gut-shooting that left his campaign bleeding out for months.
Breaking of trust
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
brutal · painful · staggering · blindsided · sucker punch · treachery · backstabbing · wounding
Coiled, or an injury
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- blood trailDroplets from fleeing wounded
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- gameOrganized play or sport
vital organs · broadside · rifle · bow hunting · field dressing · suffering · recovery · hemorrhage
Combat engagement area
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- soldierArmed forces member
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
trauma · bleeding out · medic · casualty · survivability · close range · pistol · sepsis
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
crushing · brutal · painful · staggering · blindsided · sucker punch · treachery · backstabbing · wounding · deeply hurt
wound
Coiled, or an injury
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- blood trailDroplets from fleeing wounded
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
game · vital organs · broadside · rifle · bow hunting · field dressing · suffering · recovery · hemorrhage · internal bleeding
battlefield
Combat engagement area
abdomen · trauma · bleeding out · medic · casualty · survivability · close range · pistol · sepsis · agony
gut-shootingclean kill
Death without suffering
instant kill · quick kill · head shot · mercy killing · precision shooting
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