Shot
[ʃɒt] or [ʃɑt]
Definition
(noun.) informal words for any attempt or effort; 'he gave it his best shot'; 'he took a stab at forecasting'.
(noun.) an attempt to score in a game.
(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'.
(noun.) a solid missile discharged from a firearm; 'the shot buzzed past his ear'.
(noun.) an explosive charge used in blasting.
(noun.) sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; 'he trained at putting the shot'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); 'he is a crack shot'; 'a poor shooter'.
(noun.) a chance to do something; 'he wanted a shot at the champion'.
Typist: Trevor--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Shoot
(-) imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
(a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
(v. t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
(pl. ) of Shot
(n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
(n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
(n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
(n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
(n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
(v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Discharge.[2]. Ball, bullet.[3]. [Colloquial.] Marksman.
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Definition
adj. (Spens.) advanced in years.—n. a young pig.
adj. having a changeable colour chatoyant as silk alpaca &c.
n. a reckoning a share of a tavern-bill &c.—adj. Shot′-free (Shak.) exempted from paying one's share of the reckoning or of expense.
n. act of shooting: a marksman: a missile: flight of a missile or the distance passed by it: small globules of lead: (gun.) solid projectiles generally: a small pellet of which there are a number in one charge: range of shot reach: one cast or set of fishing-nets: the act of shooting one who shoots a marksman: a plot of land a square furlong: a stroke in billiards &c.—v.t. to load with shot:—pr.p. shot′ting; pa.p. shot′ted.—ns. Shot′-belt a belt with a pouch for carrying shot; Shot′-cart′ridge a cartridge containing small shot; Shot′-gauge an instrument for measuring the size of round-shot; Shot′-gun a smooth-bore gun for small shot a fowling-piece; Shot′-hole a hole made by a shot or bullet: a blasting-hole ready for a blast; Shot′-of-a-cā′ble a length of rope as it comes from the rope-walk; Shot′-pouch a pouch for small shot.—adjs. Shot′-proof proof against shot; Shot′ted loaded with ball and powder: having a shot or weight attached.—ns. Shot′-tow′er a place where small shot is made by dropping molten lead through a colander in rapid motion from a considerable height into water; Shot′-win′dow a projecting window in the staircases of old Scotch wooden houses.—A bad shot a wrong guess; A shot in the locker a last reserve of money food &c.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are shot, and are feeling the sensations of dying, denotes that you are to meet unexpected abuse from the ill feelings of friends, but if you escape death by waking, you will be fully reconciled with them later on. To dream that a preacher shoots you, signifies that you will be annoyed by some friend advancing views condemnatory to those entertained by yourself.
Typist: Sadie
Examples
- Why, I was afraid of being shot, said Alvanly, very quietly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The salesman nodded and shot a questioning glance at my companion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in, I have no doubt, said Estella, and of course if it ceased to beat I should cease to be. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Lieutenant Berrendo's pistol shot did not carry that far. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The doctor, I believe, is a very good shot,' said Mr. Winkle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He wants me to be an India merchant, as he was, and I'd rather be shot. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- With that parting shot, my daughter left me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Case shot were invented in Germany but not brought into general use. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- No one had heard a shot. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The next time you came that way you heard that they had been shot. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Holmes shot the slide across the front of his lantern and left us in pitch darkness--such an absolute darkness as I have never before experienced. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A quick blush passed over her fresh young face as Holmes shot one of his keen, questioning glances at her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Some yellowhammers suddenly shot along the road in front of her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I saw both of them shot and my father said, '_Viva la Republica_,' when they shot him standing against the wall of the slaughterhouse of our village. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The attack was made and many shots fell within the fort, creating some consternation, as we now know. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- By means of signals they could be informed where to direct their shots. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I was glad thou wert hanging over my back when the shots were coming from behind us. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I've got two shots left, Gurt, so, if that boat comes too near, I'll try to pick off one of the rowers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The shots from our little gun dropped in upon the enemy and created great confusion. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Hold it tight so that it does not jump and sight carefully and do not fire more than six shots at a time if you can help it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Its great advantage is the large number of shots that may be fired in a short space of time without an excessive weight in the gun itself. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We'll meet them with rifle-shots first, and give them a chance of cutting their feet to pieces. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Shots were discharged by the rioters. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Within the last decade or so shells have been invented with the design simply to shatter or fracture the plate by which the way is broken for subsequent shots. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- You heard about it; you heard the shots; and you saw the bodies. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They had kept her hull-up until sunset, firing several shots after her, but the next morning she was nowhere to be seen. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Modern magazine guns permit twenty-five to thirty shots a minute as single loaders, and besides they hold in reserve five cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We went on playing, sipping the wine between shots, speaking in Italian, but talking little, concentrated on the game. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Further speculation was suddenly cut short by the faint report of two shots far ahead of me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
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