shotted
Variant of shot
noun
- the act of shooting; discharge of a missile, esp. from a gun
- the distance over which a missile travels
- range; reach; scope
- an attempt to hit with a missile
- any attempt or try
- a guess or conjecture
- a pointed, critical remark
- in various games, the flight or path of a ball, puck, etc. after it is shot toward a goal or other object
- a stroke, as in tennis or golf
- an attempt to score, as in basketball or hockey
- a solid projectile designed for discharge from a firearm or cannon, as distinguished from an explosive shell
- such projectiles collectively
- lead or steel in small pellets, of which a quantity is used for a single charge of a shotgun
- a single pellet of this kind
- the heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- a blast, or the amount of explosive used for a blast, as in mining
- a marksman: a fair shot
- ☆
- the act of taking a single photograph
- a single photograph
- a single, continuous image as taken on film, videotape, or by a live TV camera
- an amount due, esp. for drinks or entertainment
- a hypodermic injection, as of vaccine
- ☆ a drink of liquor; specif., jigger
- Informal something to bet on, considered from the standpoint of odds or chances of winning: a horse that is a ten-to-one shot
- Naut. a 90-foot length of chain, esp. for an anchor
transitive verb shotted, shotting
to load or weight with shot
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