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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
shot From the web:
- = 44.3602943 milliliters
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passroll
English
Etymology
pass +? roll
Noun
passroll (plural passrolls)
- A shot in the game of croquet which consists of moving both the striker ball and the croqueted ball together at about the same distance and possibly having the striker ball move farther than the croqueted ball with the stroke.
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