Shot definition
Worn-out; ruined.
adjective
The definition of a shot is an attempt at scoring or accomplishing something.
An example of shot is a student trying out for a part in a high school play.
An example of shot is a volleyball player hitting a ball over the net.
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A drink, especially a jigger of liquor.
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(sports) The heavy metal ball that is put for distance in the shot put.
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An amount to be paid, as for drinks; a bill.
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The act of shooting; discharge of a missile, esp. from a gun.
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An attempt to hit with a missile.
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A blast, or the amount of explosive used for a blast, as in mining.
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A single photograph.
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Shot is defined as the act of firing off of a gun or other weapon.
An example of a shot is an attempt to hit a target at a rifle range.
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The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun.
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The distance over which something is shot; the range.
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A pointed or critical remark.
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One who shoots in a particular way.
A good shot with the rifle and the bow.
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(nautical) A length of chain equal to 15 fathoms (90 feet) in the United States and 12.5 fathoms (75 feet) in Great Britain.
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An attempt to hit a target with a projectile.
His shot at the bear missed by inches.
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An attempt to reach a target with a rocket.
A moon shot.
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An attempt to score into a goal, as in soccer or hockey.
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The flight or path of a projectile in a game.
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A sharply hit or driven ball or puck.
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A stroke in a game, as in golf or billiards.
Took three shots to get out of the sand trap.
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An attempt; a try.
Took a shot at losing weight.
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An opportunity.
Gave him a fair shot at the part in the play.
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A chance at odds; something to bet on.
The horse was a four-to-one shot.
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A solid projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm or cannon.
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Such projectiles, especially when fired in clusters, considered as a group.
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Tiny lead or steel pellets, especially ones used in a shotgun cartridge.
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One of these pellets.
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A charge of explosives used in blasting mine shafts.
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A detonation of an explosive charge.
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A photograph taken of a particular subject.
Got a good shot of that last model.
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A single continuous recording made with a movie camera.
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A hypodermic injection.
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A small amount given or applied at one time.
A shot of oxygen.
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To load or weight with shot.
verb
Of changeable or variegated color; iridescent.
adjective
Streaked or flecked with or as if with yarn of a different color.
A blue suit shot with purple; a forest glade that was shot with sunlight.
adjective
Interspersed or permeated with a distinctive quality.
Her apology was shot with irony.
adjective
Exhausted; thoroughly tired.
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A pointed, critical remark.
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An amount due, esp. for drinks or entertainment.
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A hypodermic injection, as of vaccine.
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(informal) Something to bet on, considered from the standpoint of odds or chances of winning.
A horse that is a ten-to-one shot.
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(naut.) A 90-foot length of chain, esp. for an anchor.
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The distance over which a missile travels.
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Range; reach; scope.
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Any attempt or try.
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A guess or conjecture.
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In various games, the flight or path of a ball, puck, etc. after it is shot toward a goal or other object.
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A stroke, as in tennis or golf.
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An attempt to score, as in basketball or hockey.
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A solid projectile designed for discharge from a firearm or cannon, as distinguished from an explosive shell.
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Such projectiles collectively.
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Lead or steel in small pellets, of which a quantity is used for a single charge of a shotgun.
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A single pellet of this kind.
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The act of taking a single photograph.
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A continuous succession of images as taken on film, videotape, or by a live TV camera.
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Variegated, streaked, flecked, etc. with another color or substance.
adjective
A hypodermic injection.
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A small amount given or applied at one time.
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Tired, weary.
I have to go to bed now, I'm shot.
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(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
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(uncountable, military) Metal balls (similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
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(referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly.
I brought him hunting as he's a good shot.
He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.
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(US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
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To load (a gun) with shot.
verb
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
verb
(colloquial, South Africa) Thank you.
interjection
A marksman.
A fair shot.
noun
To load or weight with shot.
verb
Woven with threads of different colors so as to appear iridescent.
adjective
Varied with something different.
A novel shot through with pathos.
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(informal) Ruined or worn out.
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like a shot
- Very quickly.
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(informal) shot in the arm
- Something that boosts one's spirits.
idiom
(informal) shot in the dark
- A guess.
- An attempt that has little chance of succeeding.
idiom
a shot in the arm
- something that bolsters up, reinvigorates, encourages, etc., esp. in a difficult situation
idiom
(informal) call the shots
- to give orders
- to control what is done or what happens
idiom
have a shot at
- to make a try at
idiom
like a shot
- quickly; rapidly
- suddenly
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
shot
Plural:
shots