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[1] a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
[2] the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight.
[3] an aimed discharge of a missile.
[4] an attempt to hit a target with a missile.
[5] an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc.
[6] a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun.
[7] such pellets collectively: a charge of shot.
[8] a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon.
[9] such projectiles collectively: shot and shell.
[10] a person who shoots; marksman: He was a good shot.
[11] Slang . a blow; punch: The prizefighter was knocked out by a shot in the chin.
[12] anything like a shot, especially in being sudden and forceful.
[13] a heavy metal ball that competitors cast as far as possible in shot-putting contests.
[14] an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in certain games, especially in an attempt to score.
[15] an attempt or try: He's entitled to a shot at the championship.
[16] a remark aimed at some person or thing.
[17] a guess at something.
[18] a hypodermic injection, as of a serum, vaccine, narcotic, or anaesthetic: He took a series of immunizing shots for hay fever.
[19] a small quantity, especially an ounce, of undiluted liquor.
[20] an amount due, especially at a tavern.
[21] Photography . a photograph, especially a snapshot: Here's a nice shot of my kids. the act of making a photograph, especially a snapshot.
[22] Movies , Television . a unit of action photographed without interruption and constituting a single camera view.
[23] an explosive charge in place for detonation, as in mining or quarrying.
[24] Metallurgy . comparatively hard globules of metal in the body of a casting.
[25] Nautical . a 90-foot (27-meter) length of anchor cable or chain.
[26] Checkers . a compulsory series of exchanges, especially when it proves favorable to the aggressor.
[27] 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.
[28] a chance with odds for and against; a bet: a 20 to 1 shot that his horse will come in first.
[29] to load or supply with shot.
[30] to weight with shot.
[31] to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower.
[32] by a long shot . long shot(def 4) .
[33] call one's shots , Informal . to indicate beforehand what one intends to do and how one intends to do it.
[34] 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.
[35] have /take a shot at , make an attempt at: I'll have a shot at solving the problem.
[36] like a shot , instantly; quickly: He bolted out of here like a shot.
[37] 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.
[38] shot in the dark , Informal . a wild guess; a random conjecture.
[39] simple past tense and past participle of shoot1.
[40] woven so as to present a play of colors; having a changeable color; variegated, as silk.
[41] spread or streaked with color: the dawn sky shot with gold.
[42] in hopelessly bad condition; ruined: Those sneakers are really shot. His morale is shot.
[43] Slang . intoxicated.
[44] to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
[45] to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise.
[46] to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet.
[47] to discharge (a weapon): to shoot a gun.
[48] to send forth (words, ideas, etc.) rapidly: to shoot questions at someone.
[49] to fling; propel: The volcano shot lava high into the air.
[50] to direct suddenly or swiftly: Shoot the spotlight on the doorway. He shot a smile at his wife.
[51] to move suddenly; send swiftly along.
[52] to go over (country) in hunting game.
[53] to pass rapidly through, over, down, etc.: to shoot rapids.
[54] to emit (a ray or rays, as of light) suddenly, briefly, or intermittently.
[55] to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another color.
[56] to cause to extend or project: He shot out his arm and grabbed the ball.
[57] to discharge or empty, as down a chute: Do not shoot rubbish here!
[58] Sports . to throw, kick, or otherwise propel (a ball, puck, etc.), as at a goal or teammate. to score (a goal, points, etc.) by propelling the ball, puck, etc.
[59] Games . to propel (a marble) from the crook or first knuckle of the forefinger by flicking with the thumb.
[60] (in dice games) to throw (the dice or a specific number). to wager or offer to bet (a sum of money): I'll shoot ten bucks.
[61] Photography . to photograph or film.
[62] to put forth (buds, branches, etc.), as a plant.
[63] to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening.
[64] to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands.
[65] Golf . to make a final score of (so many strokes): He shot a 73 on the first 18 holes of the tournament.
[66] to take the altitude of (a heavenly body): to shoot the sun.
[67] to detonate; cause to explode, as a charge of explosives.
[68] Aeronautics . to practice (a maneuver) by repetition: to shoot landings.
[69] Slang . to inject (an addictive drug) intravenously.
[70] to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like.
[71] to be discharged, as a firearm.
[72] to hunt with a gun for sport: He fishes, but he doesn't shoot.
[73] to move or pass suddenly or swiftly; spurt: The car shot ahead and was soon out of sight.
[74] Nautical . to acquire momentum and coast into the wind, as a sailboat in a confined area.
[75] to grow forth from the ground, as a stem.
[76] to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate.
[77] Photography . to photograph.
[78] Movies . to film or begin to film a scene or movie.
[79] to extend; jut: a cape shooting out into the sea.
[80] Sports , Games . to propel a ball, puck, etc., at a goal, basket, pocket, etc., or in a specific direction: He shot for the green with a five iron. to propel a ball in a specific way: The center shoots left-handed.
[81] to be felt by or flow through or permeate the body: Pain shot through his injured arm. Chills shot up and down her spine.
[82] to carry by force of discharge or momentum: The missile left its pad and shot thousands of miles into space.
[83] Informal . to begin, especially to begin to talk: I want to hear your complaint, so shoot!
[84] the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
[85] Chiefly British . a hunting trip or expedition.
[86] a match or contest at shooting.
[87] a growing or sprouting, as of a plant.
[88] a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant.
[89] the amount of such growth.
[90] a young branch, stem, twig, or the like.
[91] a sprout that is not three feet high.
[92] a chute.
[93] Rocketry . the launching of a missile.
[94] Informal . a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial: The actress is away on a shoot.
[95] Rowing . the interval between strokes.
[96] Mining . a small tunnel branching off from a larger tunnel. a narrow vein of ore.
[97] shoot down , to cause to fall by hitting with a shot: They shot down several ducks. Informal . to disparage, reject, or expose as false or inadequate; debunk: to shoot down a popular theory.
[98] shoot for /at , to attempt to obtain or accomplish; strive toward: He is shooting for a higher production level.
[99] shoot up , to grow rapidly or suddenly. Informal . to damage or harass by reckless shooting: cowboys shooting up the town. to wound by shooting: He shot up the lion, but his guide killed it. Slang . to inject an addictive drug intravenously.
[100] the act or an instance of discharging a projectile
[101] plural shot a solid missile, such as an iron ball or a lead pellet, discharged from a firearm
[102] small round pellets of lead collectively, as used in cartridges metal in the form of coarse powder or small pellets
[103] the distance that a discharged projectile travels or is capable of travelling
[104] a person who shoots, esp with regard to his ability he is a good shot
[105] informal an attempt; effort
[106] informal a guess or conjecture
[107] any act of throwing or hitting something, as in certain sports
[108] the launching of a rocket, missile, etc, esp to a specified destination a moon shot
[109] 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
[110] informal an injection, as of a vaccine or narcotic drug
[111] informal a glass of alcoholic drink, esp spirits
[112] sport a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
[113] an explosive charge used in blasting
[114] globules of metal occurring in the body of a casting that are harder than the rest of the casting
[115] a unit of chain length equal to 75 feet (Brit) or 90 feet (US)
[116] call the shots slang to have control over an organization, course of action, etc
[117] have a shot at informal to attempt Australian to jibe at or vex
[118] like a shot very quickly, esp willingly
[119] shot in the arm informal anything that regenerates, increases confidence or efficiency, etc his arrival was a shot in the arm for the company
[120] shot in the dark a wild guess
[121] that's the shot Australian informal that is the right thing to do
[122] (tr) to weight or load with shot
[123] the past tense and past participle of shoot
[124] (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect shot silk
[125] streaked with colour
[126] slang exhausted
[127] get shot of or get shut of slang to get rid of
[128] (tr) to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon
[129] to discharge (a missile or missiles) from a weapon
[130] to fire (a weapon) or (of a weapon) to be fired
[131] to send out or be sent out as if from a weapon he shot questions at her
[132] (intr) to move very rapidly; dart
[133] (tr) to slide or push into or out of a fastening to shoot a bolt
[134] to emit (a ray of light) or (of a ray of light) to be emitted
[135] (tr) to go or pass quickly over or through to shoot rapids
[136] (intr) to hunt game with a gun for sport
[137] (tr) to pass over (an area) in hunting game
[138] to extend or cause to extend; project
[139] (tr) to discharge down or as if down a chute
[140] (intr) (of a plant) to produce (buds, branches, etc)
[141] (intr) (of a seed) to germinate
[142] to photograph or record (a sequence, subject, etc)
[143] (tr; usually passive) to variegate or streak, as with colour
[144] sport to hit or propel (the ball, etc) towards the goal
[145] (tr) sport , mainly US and Canadian to score (points, strokes, etc) he shot 72 on the first round
[146] (tr) to plane (a board) to produce a straight edge
[147] (tr) mining to detonate
[148] (tr) to measure the altitude of (a celestial body)
[149] (often foll by up) slang to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin)
[150] shoot a line See line 1 (def. 58)
[151] shoot from the hip to speak bluntly or impulsively without concern for the consequences
[152] shoot one's bolt See bolt 1 (def. 13)
[153] shoot oneself in the foot informal to damage one's own cause inadvertently
[154] shoot one's mouth off slang to talk indiscreetly to boast or exaggerate
[155] shoot the breeze See breeze 1 (def. 5)
[156] the act of shooting
[157] the action or motion of something that is shot
[158] the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed
[159] any new growth of a plant, such as a bud, young branch, etc
[160] mainly British a meeting or party organized for hunting game with guns
[161] an area or series of coverts and woods where game can be hunted with guns
[162] a steep descent in a stream; rapid
[163] informal a photographic assignment
[164] geology mining a narrow workable vein of ore
[165] obsolete the reach of a shot
[166] the whole shoot slang everything
[167] US and Canadian an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc

Words related to Shots

shotbreak, opportunity, attempt, time, ball, lead, bullet, throw, whirl, guess, fling, opening, show, conjecture, pop, turn, stab, slap, go, occasion

Words nearby Shots

hoshone dam, shoshone falls, shoshonean, shoshoni, shostakovich, shot, shot clock, shot effect, shot glass, shot heard round the world, shot hole

Origin of Shots

ot1before 900; Middle English shoten (v.), Old English scēotan; cognate with Dutch schieten, German schiessen, Old Norse skjōta; akin to shot1

Other words from Shots

shot·less , adjective
shot·like , adjective

Word origin for Shots

otOld English sceōtan; related to Old Norse skjōta, Old High German skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic iskydati to throw out

Synonyms for Shots

attempt, break, opportunity, time, conjecture, effort, endeavor, fling, go, guess, occasion, opening, pop, show, slap, stab, surmise, turn, whack, whirl