different between shot vs jab

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)

1. (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

2. (of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

3. Tired, weary.

4. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
5. 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)

1. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

   The shot was wide off the mark.

2. (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

   They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
3. (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.

   The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.

5. (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
6. (uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
7. 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.
8. 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.

9. 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.

10. (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
11. 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.

12. A single serving of espresso.
13. (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!

14. (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.
15. (medicine) A vaccination or injection.

    I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.

16. (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.

17. (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
18. (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
19. (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
20. (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

1. 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)

1. (transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.

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Etymology 2

See scot (“a share”).

Noun

shot (plural shots)

1. 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

1. (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)

1. (film, photography) shot (sequence of frames)
2. shot (measure/serving of alcohol)

Derived terms

• shotglas

French

Noun

shot m (plural shots)

1. shot (small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)

Derived terms

• verre à shot

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ot/, [??ot?]

Noun

shot m (plural shots)

1. shot (small portion of drink)

   Synonym: chupito

Swedish

Noun

shot c

1. 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

English

Etymology

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?æb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Noun

jab (plural jabs)

1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
   • 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9,

     He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.

2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
3. (Britain) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)

   Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.

4. (Britain, Australia) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
5. (US, figuratively) A mild verbal insult.

Derived terms

• jabby

Translations

Verb

jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
2. To deliver a quick punch.
3. (slang, Britain) To give someone an injection

Translations

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “jab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Noun

jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

1. job, piece of work
2. post, employment

Declension

Derived terms

• jabaire m (“(cattle-)jobber”)

References

• "jab" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

jab m (invariable)

1. jab (boxing punch)

Spanish

Noun

jab m (plural jabs)

1. (boxing) jab