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shot
1[ shot ]
noun
- a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight.
- an aimed discharge of a missile.
- an attempt to hit a target with a missile.
- an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc.
- a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun.
- such pellets collectively:
a charge of shot.
- a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon.
- such projectiles collectively:
shot and shell.
- a person who shoots; marksman:
He was a good shot.
- Slang. a blow; punch:
The prizefighter was knocked out by a shot in the chin.
- anything like a shot, especially in being sudden and forceful.
- a heavy metal ball that competitors cast as far as possible in shot-putting contests.
- an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in certain games, especially in an attempt to score.
- an attempt or try:
He's entitled to a shot at the championship.
- a remark aimed at some person or thing.
- a guess at something.
- a hypodermic injection, as of a serum, vaccine, narcotic, or anaesthetic:
He took a series of immunizing shots for hay fever.
- a small quantity, especially an ounce, of undiluted liquor.
- an amount due, especially at a tavern.
- Photography.
- the act of making a photograph, especially a snapshot.
- Movies, Television. a unit of action photographed without interruption and constituting a single camera view.
- an explosive charge in place for detonation, as in mining or quarrying.
- Metallurgy. comparatively hard globules of metal in the body of a casting.
- Nautical. a 90-foot (27-meter) length of anchor cable or chain.
- Checkers. a compulsory series of exchanges, especially when it proves favorable to the aggressor.
- Textiles.
- a pick sent through the shed in a single throw of the shuttle.
- (in carpet weaving) filling yarn used to bind the pile to the fabric, usually expressed with a preceding number representing the quantity of picks used:
three-shot carpet.
- a defect in a fabric caused by an unusual color or size in the yarn.
- a chance with odds for and against; a bet:
a 20 to 1 shot that his horse will come in first.
verb (used with object)
- to load or supply with shot.
- to weight with shot.
verb (used without object)
- to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower.
shot
2[ shot ]
verb
- simple past tense and past participle of shoot 1.
adjective
- woven so as to present a play of colors; having a changeable color; variegated, as silk.
- spread or streaked with color:
the dawn sky shot with gold.
- in hopelessly bad condition; ruined:
Those sneakers are really shot. His morale is shot.
- Slang. intoxicated.
shot
1/ ʃɒt /
adjective
- (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect
shot silk
- streaked with colour
- slang.exhausted
- get shot of or get shut of slang.to get rid of
shot
2/ ʃɒt /
noun
- the act or an instance of discharging a projectile
- shot a solid missile, such as an iron ball or a lead pellet, discharged from a firearm
- small round pellets of lead collectively, as used in cartridges
- metal in the form of coarse powder or small pellets
- the distance that a discharged projectile travels or is capable of travelling
- a person who shoots, esp with regard to his ability
he is a good shot
- informal.an attempt; effort
- informal.a guess or conjecture
- any act of throwing or hitting something, as in certain sports
- the launching of a rocket, missile, etc, esp to a specified destination
a moon shot
- a single photograph
I took 16 shots of the wedding
- a series of frames on cine film concerned with a single event
- a length of film taken by a single camera without breaks, used with others to build up a full motion picture or television film
- informal.an injection, as of a vaccine or narcotic drug
- informal.a glass of alcoholic drink, esp spirits
- sport a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- globules of metal occurring in the body of a casting that are harder than the rest of the casting
- a unit of chain length equal to 75 feet (Brit) or 90 feet (US)
- call the shots slang.to have control over an organization, course of action, etc
- have a shot at informal.
- to attempt
- to jibe at or vex
- like a shotvery quickly, esp willingly
- shot in the arm informal.anything that regenerates, increases confidence or efficiency, etc
his arrival was a shot in the arm for the company
- shot in the darka wild guess
- that's the shot informal.that is the right thing to do
verb
- tr to weight or load with shot
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- shotless adjective
- shotlike adjective
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Idioms and Phrases
- call one's shots, Informal. to indicate beforehand what one intends to do and how one intends to do it.
- call the shots, Informal. to have the power or authority to make decisions or control policy:
Now that he's chairman of the board, he calls the shots.
- have / take a shot at, make an attempt at:
I'll have a shot at solving the problem.
- like a shot, instantly; quickly:
He bolted out of here like a shot.
- shot in the arm, Informal. something that results in renewed vigor, confidence, etc.; stimulus:
Her recent promotion has given her a shot in the arm. The new members gave the club a shot in the arm.
- shot in the dark, Informal. a wild guess; a random conjecture.
- by a long shot. long shot ( def 4 ).
More idioms and phrases containing shot
- big cheese (shot)
- call the shots
- cheap shot
- give it one's best shot
- have a crack (shot) at
- like a shot
- long shot
- parting shot
- shoot
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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