shot Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of firing a projectile
   shooting.
   
   • his shooting was slow but accurate
2. noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
   pellet.
   
   • the shot buzzed past his ear
3. noun (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
   stroke.
   
   • 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
4. noun a chance to do something
   crack.
   
   • he wanted a shot at the champion
5. noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
   shooter.
   
   • he is a crack shot
   • a poor shooter
6. noun a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
   scene.
   
7. noun the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
   injection.
   
   • the nurse gave him a flu shot
8. noun a small drink of liquor
   nip.
   
   • he poured a shot of whiskey
9. noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   shaft; gibe; dig; barb; slam; jibe.
   
   • his parting shot was `drop dead'
   • she threw shafts of sarcasm
   • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
10. noun an estimate based on little or no information
    guesswork; guess; dead reckoning; guessing.
    
11. noun an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
    snap; snapshot.
    
    • my snapshots haven't been developed yet
    • he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
12. noun sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
    
    • he trained at putting the shot
13. noun an explosive charge used in blasting
    
14. noun 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
15. noun an attempt to score in a game
    
16. noun informal words for any attempt or effort
    stab.
    
    • he gave it his best shot
    • he took a stab at forecasting
17. noun the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
    blastoff.
    
18. verb hit with a missile from a weapon
    shoot; pip; hit.
    
19. verb kill by firing a missile
    shoot; pip.
    
20. verb fire a shot
    shoot; blast.
    
    • the gunman blasted away
21. verb make a film or photograph of something
    shoot; take; film.
    
    • take a scene
    • shoot a movie
22. verb send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
    shoot.
    
    • shoot a glance
23. verb run or move very quickly or hastily
    shoot; flash; dart; dash; scud; scoot.
    
    • She dashed into the yard
24. verb move quickly and violently
    tear; shoot; charge; shoot down; buck.
    
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office
25. verb throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
    shoot.
    
    • shoot craps
    • shoot a golf ball
26. verb record on photographic film
    snap; shoot; photograph.
    
    • I photographed the scene of the accident
    • She snapped a picture of the President
27. verb emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
    shoot.
    
    • The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth
28. verb cause a sharp and sudden pain in
    shoot.
    
    • The pain shot up her leg
29. verb force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
    shoot; inject.
    
    • inject hydrogen into the balloon
30. verb variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
    shoot.
    
    • shoot cloth
31. verb throw dice, as in a crap game
    shoot.
    
32. verb spend frivolously and unwisely
    shoot; fool; fool away; fritter away; dissipate; frivol away; fritter.
    
    • Fritter away one's inheritance
33. verb score
    shoot.
    
    • shoot a basket
    • shoot a goal
34. verb utter fast and forcefully
    shoot.
    
    • She shot back an answer
35. verb measure the altitude of by using a sextant
    shoot.
    
    • shoot a star
36. verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
    shoot; bourgeon; sprout; spud; pullulate; burgeon forth; germinate.
    
    • the potatoes sprouted
37. verb give an injection to
    shoot; inject.
    
    • We injected the glucose into the patient's vein
38. adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
    changeable; chatoyant; iridescent.
    
    • changeable taffeta
    • chatoyant (or shot) silk
    • a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent

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