shot

shot
noun
1)

a shot rang out

Syn:
report of a gun, crack, bang, blast; (shots) gunfire
2)

the cannons have run out of shot

Syn:
bullets, cannonballs, pellets, ammunition
3)

the winning shot

Syn:
stroke, hit, strike; kick, throw, pitch, lob
4)

Mike was an excellent shot

Syn:
marksman, markswoman, shooter
5)

a shot of us on holiday

Syn:
photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, picture, print, slide, still
6) informal

it's nice to get a shot at driving

Syn:
attempt, try; turn, chance, opportunity; informal go, stab, crack; formal essay
7)

tetanus shots

Syn:
injection, inoculation, immunization, vaccination, booster; informal jab, needle

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  • shot pt, pp — shot n …   English expressions

  • Shot — Shot, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS. gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss, geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E. shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shot — Shot, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS. gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss, geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E. shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shot — (n.) O.E. scot, sceot an act of shooting, that which is discharged in shooting, from P.Gmc. *skutan (Cf. O.N. skutr, O.Fris. skete, M.Du. scote, Ger. Schuß a shot ), related to sceotan to shoot (see SHOOT (Cf. shoot)). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • Shot — Shot, n. [AS. scot, sceot, fr. sce[ o]tan to shoot; akin to D. sschot, Icel. skot. [root]159. See {Scot} a share, {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shot} a shooting.] A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot. [1913 Webster] Here no shots are where all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shot — «Shot» Canción de The Rasmus álbum Hide from the Sun Publicación 30 de marzo de 2006 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Shot — Shot, a. Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See {Shoot}, v. t., 8. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shot — Shot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shotting}.] To load with shot, as a gun. Totten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shot — Shot, imp. & p. p. of {Shoot}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shot — Shot. См. Дробь. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Shot — 〈[ʃɔ̣t] m. 6; Sp.; Ballspiele〉 Schuss [engl.] …   Universal-Lexikon

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