shot1
- 1) noun, the act or an instance of discharging a projectile
- 2) noun, a solid missile, such as an iron ball or a lead pellet, discharged from a firearm
- 3) noun, a) small round pellets of lead collectively, as used in cartridges b) metal in the form of coarse powder or small pellets
- 4) noun, the distance that a discharged projectile travels or is capable of travelling
- 5) noun, a person who shoots, esp with regard to his ability
- 6) noun, an attempt; effort
- 7) noun, a guess or conjecture
- 8) noun, any act of throwing or hitting something, as in certain sports
- 9) noun, the launching of a rocket, missile, etc, esp to a specified destination
- 10) noun, a) a single photograph b) a series of frames on cine film concerned with a single event c) a length of film taken by a single camera without breaks, used with others to build up a full motion picture or television film
- 11) noun, an injection, as of a vaccine or narcotic drug
- 12) noun, a glass of alcoholic drink, esp spirits
- 13) noun, sport a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- 14) noun, an explosive charge used in blasting
- 15) noun, globules of metal occurring in the body of a casting that are harder than the rest of the casting
- 16) noun, a unit of chain length equal to 75 feet (Brit) or 90 feet (US)
- 17) noun, call the shots slang to have control over an organization, course of action, etc
- 18) noun, have a shot at a) to attempt b) to jibe at or vex
- 19) noun, like a shot very quickly, esp willingly
- 20) noun, shot in the arm anything that regenerates, increases confidence or efficiency, etc
- 21) noun, shot in the dark a wild guess
- 22) noun, that's the shot that is the right thing to do
- 23) verb, to weight or load with shot
Etymology
Old English scot; related to Old Norse skot, Old High German scoz missile; see shoot
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
shot2
- 1) verb, the past tense and past participle of shoot
- 2) adjective, (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect
- 3) adjective, streaked with colour
- 4) adjective, slang exhausted
- 5) adjective, get shot or shut of slang to get rid of
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Informal opportunity, turn, discharge, report, gunfire, crack, blast, explosion, bang, ammunition, bullet, slug, pellet, projectile, lead, ball, marksman, shooter, strike, throw, lob, Informal attempt, go (informal), try, chance, effort, crack (informal), essay, stab (informal), endeavour (Informal), a shot in the arm boost, lift, encourage, stimulus, impetus, fillip, have a shot try, tackle, like a shot immediately, quick, eager