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discus
English
Etymology
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, and disk.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d?s.k?s/
- Rhymes: -?sk?s
Noun
discus (plural discuses)
- A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
- 2004, Frank Fitzpatrick, "The amazing story of the first discus medal winner", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18,
- He [Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.
- 2008, John Branch, "Estonia's Kanter Celebrates Gold Medal in the Discus His Way", The New York Times, August 23,
- [Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own discuses—he usually travels with about five of them, […]
- 2004, Frank Fitzpatrick, "The amazing story of the first discus medal winner", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18,
- (uncountable) The athletics sport of discus throwing.
- 2008, "Weir lays down marker in Beijing", BBC, September 8,
- And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest, […]
- 2008, "Weir lays down marker in Beijing", BBC, September 8,
- (plural: discus) A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
- 2008, Carol Roberts, "History of Discus", North American Discus Association,
- The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus.
- 2008, Carol Roberts, "History of Discus", North American Discus Association,
- (rare, dated) A chakram.
- 1893, Krishna-Swaipayana Vyasa, translated by K. M. Ganguli, The Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Section XIX,
- And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.
- 1899, Thomas William Rhys Davids (transl.), Digha Nikaya, "Sàmañña-Phàla Sutta",
- If with a discus with an edge sharp as a razor he should make all the living creatures on the earth one heap, one mass, of flesh, […]
- 1893, Krishna-Swaipayana Vyasa, translated by K. M. Ganguli, The Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Section XIX,
Usage notes
- Although an alternative Latinate plural disci is often cited, it is hardly ever used in practice.
Synonyms
- (round plate): quoit
Derived terms
- discus fish
- discus throw
- discus thrower
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (dískos). First attested in the eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?sk?s/
- Hyphenation: dis?cus
- Rhymes: -?sk?s
Noun
discus m (plural discussen, diminutive discusje n)
- discus
- Synonym: werpschijf
Derived terms
- discuswerpen
Related terms
- dis
- disc
- diskette
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: diskus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (dískos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?dis.kus/, [?d??s?k?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?dis.kus/, [?d?iskus]
Noun
discus m (genitive disc?); second declension
- a discus, quoit
- a dish shaped like a discus
- disc of a sundial
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- Old French: deis, dois
- French: dais
- ? Middle English: deis
- English: dais
- Scots: deas, deece
- Old Italian: desco
- Italian: desco
- ? Medieval Latin: desca
- ? Middle English: deske, desque
- English: desk
- ? Irish: deasc
- ? Welsh: desg
- Scots: dask
- English: desk
- ? Middle English: deske, desque
- Old Occitan: [Term?]
- Occitan: des
- Old Spanish: [Term?]
- Spanish: desca, desga
- ? Albanian: dhisk
- ? Albanian: dishkë
- Albanian: dishtë
- ? Asturian: discu
- ? Catalan: disc
- ? Danish: diskos
- ? Dutch: discus
- ? French: disque
- ? English: disc
- ? Norman: disque
- ? Persian: ????? (disk)
- ? Romanian: disc
- ? English: discus
- ? Galician: disco
- ? West Germanic: *disk (see there for further descendants)
- ? Hebrew: ??????????? (dískus)
- ? Italian: disco
- ? Portuguese: disco
- ? Spanish: disco
- ? Basque: disko
- ? Swedish: diskus
References
- discus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- discus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- discus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- discus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- discus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- discus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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shot
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??t/
- (US) IPA(key): /??t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophones: shott, chott
Etymology 1
From Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skut?; compare scot.
Adjective
shot (comparative more shot, superlative most shot)
- (colloquial) Worn out or broken.
- 1998, The Tragically Hip, "Thompson Girl", Phantom Power:
- Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well
- 1998, The Tragically Hip, "Thompson Girl", Phantom Power:
- (of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
- Tired, weary.
- Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
- Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear.
Translations
Noun
shot (countable and uncountable, plural shots)
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- The shot was wide off the mark.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
- (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
- (uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- I brought him hunting as he's a good shot.
- He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.
- An opportunity or attempt.
- I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
- 2009, David P. Murphy, Phil Torcivia, Rebecca Shockley, Such a Nice Guy
- You won't see me buying a round of Jägerbombs for girls half my age because I know when I have no shot.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- 2003, Carla Marinucci, "On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):
- Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.
- 2003, Carla Marinucci, "On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (archaic) A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
- The Fisher's Garland for 1835
- Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O!
- The Fisher's Garland for 1835
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
- (medicine) A vaccination or injection.
- I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
- (US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Expressions
- call the shots
- give something one's best shot
- shot in the arm
Translations
Verb
shot
- simple past tense and past participle of shoot
Verb
shot (third-person singular simple present shots, present participle shotting, simple past and past participle shotted)
- (transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
Etymology 2
See scot (“a share”).
Noun
shot (plural shots)
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- Drink up. It's his shot.
Hyponyms
Translations
Etymology 3
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Interjection
shot
- (colloquial, South Africa, New Zealand) Thank you.
Anagrams
- HOTs, TOSH, Thos., Tosh, host, hots, oths, tosh
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English shot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t/
- Hyphenation: shot
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
shot n or m (plural shots, diminutive shotje n)
- (film, photography) shot (sequence of frames)
- shot (measure/serving of alcohol)
Derived terms
- shotglas
French
Noun
shot m (plural shots)
- shot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
Derived terms
- verre à shot
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ot/, [??ot?]
Noun
shot m (plural shots)
- shot (small portion of drink)
- Synonym: chupito
Swedish
Noun
shot c
- shot; measure of alcohol
Usage notes
In Sweden, the term "shot" usually refers to a measure of 4 or 6 cl of alcohol.
Declension
Related terms
- shotta
Anagrams
- hots
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