shot

What is the Definition of shot?

Noun:

1. the act of firing a projectile
2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm
3. (sports)
4. a chance to do something
5. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
6. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
7. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
8. a small drink of liquor
9. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
10. an estimate based on little or no information
11. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
12. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
13. an explosive charge used in blasting
14. a blow hard enough to cause injury
15. an attempt to score in a game
16. informal words for any attempt or effort
17. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Verb:

1. hit with a missile from a weapon
2. kill by firing a missile
3. fire a shot
4. make a film or photograph of something
5. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
6. run or move very quickly or hastily
7. move quickly and violently
8. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
9. record on photographic film
10. emit (as light, flame, or fumes)
11. cause a sharp and sudden pain in
12. force or drive (a fluid or gas)
13. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
14. throw dice, as in a crap game
15. spend frivolously and unwisely
16. utter fast and forcefully
17. measure the altitude of by using a sextant
18. produce buds, branches, or germinate
19. give an injection to

Adjective:

1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
2. or shot

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