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SHOT
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Irregular inflected forms: shotted , shotting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Synonyms:
blastoff; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
rocket firing; rocket launching (the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of firing a projectile
Example:
his shooting was slow but accurate
Synonyms:
shooting; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Meronyms (parts of "shot"):
fire control (preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
shoot (the act of shooting at targets)
countershot (a return shot; a retaliatory shot)
discharge; firing; firing off (the act of discharging a gun)
gunfire; gunshot (the act of shooting a gun)
headshot (a shot aimed at a person's head)
shellfire (shooting artillery shells)
potshot (a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter))
Sense 3
Meaning:
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Example:
he left me an almost impossible shot
Synonyms:
shot; stroke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)
Meronyms (parts of "shot"):
follow-through (the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
baseball swing; cut; swing (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball)
tennis shot; tennis stroke (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
swipe (a sweeping stroke or blow)
cut; undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball)
miscue (a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball)
masse; masse shot (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
cannon; carom (a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
break (the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
Example:
the nurse gave him a flu shot
Synonyms:
injection; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
subcutaneous injection (an injection under the skin)
intravenous injection (an injection into a vein)
intramuscular injection (an injection into a muscle)
intradermal injection (an injection into the skin)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Informal words for any attempt or effort
Example:
he took a stab at forecasting
Synonyms:
shot; stab
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An attempt to score in a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)
slapshot (a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick)
headshot (an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A blow hard enough to cause injury
Example:
I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
cheap shot (an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A solid missile discharged from a firearm
Example:
the shot buzzed past his ear
Synonyms:
pellet; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
BB; BB shot (a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun)
bird shot; buckshot; duck shot (small lead shot for shotgun shells)
ball; musket ball (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket)
grape; grapeshot (a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
Holonyms ("shot" is a part of...):
canister; canister shot; case shot (a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm)
Sense 9
Meaning:
An explosive charge used in blasting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
burster; bursting charge; charge; explosive charge (a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
Example:
he trained at putting the shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)
Sense 11
Meaning:
An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Example:
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Sense 12
Meaning:
An estimate based on little or no information
Synonyms:
dead reckoning; guess; guessing; guesswork; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
Sense 13
Meaning:
A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Synonyms:
scene; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
outtake (a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film)
Holonyms ("shot" is a part of...):
film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
Sense 14
Meaning:
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Example:
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Synonyms:
barb; dig; gibe; jibe; shaft; shot; slam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
Sense 15
Meaning:
A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Example:
a poor shooter
Synonyms:
shooter; shot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter (someone skilled in shooting)
gun; gunman (a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability))
trapshooter (a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap)
Sense 16
Meaning:
A small drink of liquor
Example:
he poured a shot of whiskey
Synonyms:
nip; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Sense 17
Meaning:
A chance to do something
Example:
he wanted a shot at the champion
Synonyms:
crack; shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Example:
a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Synonyms:
changeable; chatoyant; iridescent; shot
Classified under:
Similar:
colorful; colourful (having much or varied color)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb shoot
Context examples:
She shot him and then herself—so the servants say.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Immunization shots, or vaccinations, are essential.
(Immunization, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Finally he shot out his terrible news.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It can allow them to give up insulin shots.
(Pancreas Transplantation, NIH)
Now, MUSH! Thornton’s command cracked out like a pistol-shot.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
“A bold rider, the best pistol-shot in England, but . . . a dangerous man!”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It will receive golden beams from Pluto and Saturn, both in Capricorn, giving a relationship a shot of exciting energy and at the same time, stability.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I could have shot him, but I let him go.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But while he wondered, he shot in a straight left, the weight of his body behind the blow.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
He threw stones at her and with one chance shot broke a wing.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
