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Quick definitions from WordNet (shot)
▸ noun: informal words for any attempt or effort ("He gave it his best shot")
▸ noun: an attempt to score in a game
▸ noun: a blow hard enough to cause injury ("He is still recovering from a shot to his leg")
▸ noun: a solid missile discharged from a firearm ("The shot buzzed past his ear")
▸ noun: an explosive charge used in blasting
▸ noun: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put ("He trained at putting the shot")
▸ noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ("His parting shot was `drop dead'")
▸ noun: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) ("He is a crack shot")
▸ noun: a chance to do something ("He wanted a shot at the champion")
▸ noun: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
▸ noun: the act of firing a projectile
▸ noun: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand ("A good shot require good balance and tempo")
▸ noun: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe ("The nurse gave him a flu shot")
▸ noun: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
▸ noun: a small drink of liquor ("He poured a shot of whiskey")
▸ noun: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera ("My snapshots haven't been developed yet")
▸ noun: an estimate based on little or no information
▸ adjective: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles ("Chatoyant (or shot) silk")
▸ Also see shotting
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to shot
▸ Usage examples for shot
▸ Idioms related to shot (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing shot
▸ Popular nouns described by shot
▸ Words that often appear near shot
▸ Rhymes of shot
▸ Invented words related to shot
▸ noun: informal words for any attempt or effort ("He gave it his best shot")
▸ noun: an attempt to score in a game
▸ noun: a blow hard enough to cause injury ("He is still recovering from a shot to his leg")
▸ noun: a solid missile discharged from a firearm ("The shot buzzed past his ear")
▸ noun: an explosive charge used in blasting
▸ noun: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put ("He trained at putting the shot")
▸ noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ("His parting shot was `drop dead'")
▸ noun: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) ("He is a crack shot")
▸ noun: a chance to do something ("He wanted a shot at the champion")
▸ noun: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
▸ noun: the act of firing a projectile
▸ noun: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand ("A good shot require good balance and tempo")
▸ noun: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe ("The nurse gave him a flu shot")
▸ noun: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
▸ noun: a small drink of liquor ("He poured a shot of whiskey")
▸ noun: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera ("My snapshots haven't been developed yet")
▸ noun: an estimate based on little or no information
▸ adjective: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles ("Chatoyant (or shot) silk")
▸ Also see shotting
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to shot
▸ Usage examples for shot
▸ Idioms related to shot (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing shot
▸ Popular nouns described by shot
▸ Words that often appear near shot
▸ Rhymes of shot
▸ Invented words related to shot