Shot - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃɑːt|  American pronunciation of the word shot
Brit.  |ʃɒt|  British pronunciation of the word shot
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to shoot
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to shoot

noun

- the act of firing a projectile (syn: shooting)
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm (syn: pellet)
the shot buzzed past his ear
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (syn: stroke)
a good shot requires good balance and tempo
he left me an almost impossible shot
- a chance to do something (syn: crack)
he wanted a shot at the champion
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) (syn: shooter)
he is a crack shot
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film (syn: scene)
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe (syn: injection)
the nurse gave him a flu shot
- a small drink of liquor (syn: nip)
he poured a shot of whiskey
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (syn: barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, slam)
his parting shot was 'drop dead'
- an estimate based on little or no information (syn: guess, guesswork)
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera (syn: snap, snapshot)
my snapshots haven't been developed yet
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
he trained at putting the shot
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
he is still recovering from a shot to his leg
I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
- an attempt to score in a game
- informal words for any attempt or effort (syn: stab)
he gave it his best shot
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

adjective

- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles (syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent)
chatoyant (or shot) silk

Extra examples

...let's take another shot at the puzzle...

The tires on the car are shot.

She took a shot at him.

I'd never played tennis before, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

His hair was shot with gray.

His morale is shot.

My back tires are shot.

His nerves are shot.

I could stand it no longer, just paid my shot and went away.

The first shot missed my head by just a few inches.

The shot hit the raider in the upper chest and killed him instantly.

A crazy man took a shot at her (=tried to shoot her) from a rooftop.

The policeman was killed by a single shot.

Where were you when you heard the shot?

Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.

Word forms

noun
singular: shot
plural: shots
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