(intransitive) to shoot, to fire [auxiliary avere] / (transitive) to shoot, to fire, to discharge / (transitive) to throw (a kick, punch, etc.) / (transitive) to cut open the belly of (game, fish or meat) with a long incision (in order to clean the inside before butchering)

(intransitive, firearms) to shoot point blank / (figurative, by extension, transitive with su) to submit to harsh criticism; to launch an attack (on); to lash out (at)

(idiomatic) to kick someone when they are down