shot

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  shot — noun — english

  the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

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  shot — noun — english

  a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"

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  shot — noun — english

  (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

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  shot — noun — english

  a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

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  shot — noun — english

  a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

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  shot — noun — english

  a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

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  shot — noun — english

  the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

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  shot — noun — english

  a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"

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  shot — noun — english

  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

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  shot — noun — english

  an estimate based on little or no information

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  shot — noun — english

  an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

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  shot — noun — english

  sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"

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  shot — noun — english

  an explosive charge used in blasting

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  shot — noun — english

  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"

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  shot — noun — english

  an attempt to score in a game

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  shot — noun — english

  informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

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  shot — noun — english

  the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

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  shot — adjective — english

  varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"