SHOT
\ʃˈɒt], \ʃˈɒt], \ʃ_ˈɒ_t]\
Definitions of SHOT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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an estimate based on little or no information
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
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an attempt to score in a game
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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"
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an explosive charge used in blasting
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an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
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informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
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sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
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a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
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a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
By Princeton University
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the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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an estimate based on little or no information
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
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an informal word for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"
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an attempt to score in a game
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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"
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an explosive charge used in blasting
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an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A cast of a net.
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The entire throw of nets at one time.
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A place or spot for setting nets.
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A single draft or catch of fish made.
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A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.
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A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
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A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.
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imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
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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.
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A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
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of Shot
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The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
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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.
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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.
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A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
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To load with shot, as a gun.
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Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, - used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
By Oddity Software
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A cast of a net.
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The entire throw of nets at one time.
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A place or spot for setting nets.
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A single draft or catch of fish made.
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A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.
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A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
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A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.
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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.
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A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
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of Shot
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The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
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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.
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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.
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A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
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To load with shot, as a gun.
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imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
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Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, - used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
By Noah Webster.
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Past tense and past participle of the verb shoot.
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The act of shooting; the discharge of a firearm, etc.; a missile, especially a solid bullet or ball: small balls of lead for killing game; the range of a missile; range in general; as, within gunshot or earshot; in certain games, as croquet or billiards, a stroke or blow; a marksman; as, he is a good shot.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Pa.t. and pa.p. of SHOOT.
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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.
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To load with shot:-pr.p. shotting; pa.p. shotted.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of shooting; flight of a missile; a marksman; small pellets of lead; cannon-balls.
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Of to shoot.
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To load with shot or balls.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To load with shot.
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Imp. & pp. of SHOOT, v.
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A missile, as of iron or lead, to be sent from a firearm; also, such missiles collectively.
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The act of shooting; a stroke or hit.
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The reach or range of a projectile.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo Saxon, Icelandic] Act of shooting; discharge of a missile weapon ;— a missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;-small globular masses of lead for killing birds and other small animals;—flight of a missile weapon, or the distance which it passes from the engine a marksman: one who practises shooting.
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n. [Anglo Saxon] Sum charged; reckoning;—also, individual share of the reckoning. [Scot.]
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