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Definition of potshots - 2 dictionary results
pot⋅shot
[pot-shot] 
noun, verb, -shot or -shot⋅ted, -shot⋅ting.–noun
| 1. | a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. |
| 2. | a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush. |
| 3. | a casual or aimless shot. |
| 4. | a random or incidental criticism: to take a potshot at military spending in a speech on taxation. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to fire or aim potshots: critics potshotting at the administration. |
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Link To potshots
| pot·shot also pot shot (pŏt'shŏt') n.
[So called because such a shot is fired by a hunter whose main purpose is to get food for the pot.] |
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