Definitions of SHOT in various dictionaries:
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the act of firing a projectile
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a solid missile discharged from a firearm
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
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a chance to do something
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a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
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a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
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the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
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a small drink of liquor
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an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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an estimate based on little or no information
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an informal photograph
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sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
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an explosive charge used in blasting
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a blow hard enough to cause injury
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an attempt to score in a game
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informal words for any attempt or effort
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the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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hit with a missile from a weapon
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kill by firing a missile
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fire a shot
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make a film or photograph of something
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send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
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run or move very quickly or hastily
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move quickly and violently
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throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
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record on photographic film
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emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
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cause a sharp and sudden pain in
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force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
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variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
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throw dice, as in a crap game
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spend frivolously and unwisely
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score
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utter fast and forcefully
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measure the altitude of by using a sextant
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produce buds, branches, or germinate
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give an injection to
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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun.
The distance over which something is shot; the range.
An attempt to hit a target with a projectile: His shot at the bear missed by inches.
An attempt to reach a target with a rocket: a moon shot.
An attempt to score in a game, as in soccer or hockey.
A home run.
Sports & Games.
The flight or path of a projectile in a game.
A stroke in a game, as in golf or billiards.
A pointed or critical remark.
Informal.
An attempt; a try: took a shot at losing weight.
A guess.
An opportunity: gave him a fair shot at the part in the play.
A chance at odds; something to bet on: The horse was a four-to-one shot.
A solid projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm or cannon.
One of these pellets.
The heavy metal ball that is put for distance in the shot put.
One who shoots in a particular way: a good shot with the rifle and the bow.
A charge of explosives used in blasting mine shafts.
A detonation of an explosive charge.
A photographic view or exposure: got a good shot of that last model.
A developed photographic image.
A single cinematic view or take.
A hypodermic injection.
A small amount given or applied at one time: a shot of oxygen.
A drink, especially a jigger of liquor.
An amount to be paid, as for drinks; a bill.
A length of chain equal to 15 fathoms (90 feet) in the United States and 122 fathoms (75 feet) in Great Britain.
A wild, unsubstantiated guess.
An attempt that has little chance of succeeding.
Of changeable or variegated color; iridescent.
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.
Interspersed or permeated with a distinctive quality: Her apology was shot with irony.
Worn-out; ruined.
verb - to load with shot (small lead or steel pellets)