Pronunciations (2)
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/ʃɒt/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ʃɑt/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adjective
Tired, weary.
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I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
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Tell me true, are you not glad to be fairly shot of him?
Worn out or broken.
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The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine."
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Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well
Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
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The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
Noun
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
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The shot was wide of the mark.
The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
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They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
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England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
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The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
The athletics event of shot put.
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For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.
Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
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Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.
The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.
Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
Usage- Historical
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The shot for this ship's deck guns, in that day, consisted only of solid iron balls such as ten-pounders.
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Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war, They knew not, ah, they knew not ſimple men, How thoſe were hit by pelting Cannon ſhot, Stand ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
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He'd make a bad soldier, since he's a lousy shot.
Sir William was a Shot and could not support the idea of losing such a Day, even for such a Cause.
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"But tell me, was it he who shot that goblin-hare down by Christiania, which you told me about once?" "Oh, that hare! No, that was a professional shot from those parts called Brandte-Lars."
As a shot, I will only refer you to my own game-book; and if, after examining the records contained therein, you can show me an equally proficient man in that special line, well — I'll take off my hat to him.
His lineage is legitimate. He has had an excellent education, possesses no debts, never hurt an animal or a woman, and is even a decent shot.
An opportunity or attempt.
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I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
You won't see me buying a round of Jägerbombs for girls half my age because I know when I have no shot.
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There are no decent galactic dating services. To have a shot at romance, you need to talk to people.
Spain’s acting prime minister, the socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, has a fresh, if fraught, shot at returning to power after his conservative rival Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his attempt to take office in an ill-tempered investiture debate that followed July’s inconclusive general election.
A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
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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.
A punch or other physical blow.
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- Slang
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A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
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I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
A single serving of espresso.
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A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
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Drink up. It's his shot.
Here no shots are where all sharers be.
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A man is never […] welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome".
A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
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Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O!
A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
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We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
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Even if everyone else is taking close-up shots of the crumpled body of a rock climber who fell to his death, and your photographer did too, maybe you don't feel the need to air that shot.
On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.
A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
Usage- Australia
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tetanus shot
I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gray took their daughter, Venora, to Dr. W. J. Buck for a tetanus shot the first of the week in order to guard against infection following a severe injury to her foot caused by stepping on a broken bottle in the canal last week.
Any injection.
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[…] allowed heroin addicts to receive daily heroin shots supervised by a nurse in a clinical setting. Switzerland has since expanded this program due to evidence that crime rates and unemployment rates among participants drop during participation (266-7).
Chung Seo-un has traces of opium shots in her upper right arm, which is swollen and has hardened bloody lumps like stones.
A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
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His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
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A cast of one or more nets.
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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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Verb
To load (a gun) with shot.
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His order to me was, to see the top Chains put upon the Cables, and the Guns shotted.
To sell illegal drugs; to deal.
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The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell.
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[Verse 2:Kano]:If you've been shotting in the manor from way back when and you ain't on a kilo ting, I don't wanna hear about cunch and food and tings, man don't do those tings.
To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.
Usage- Obsolete
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Interjection
An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.
Usage- New-Zealand
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Adjective
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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changeable taffeta
chatoyant (or shot) silk
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a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Noun
the act of firing a projectile
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his shooting was slow but accurate
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
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the shot buzzed past his ear
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
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it took two strokes to get out of the bunker
a good shot requires good balance and tempo
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he left me an almost impossible shot
a chance to do something
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he wanted a shot at the champion
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
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he is a crack shot
a poor shooter
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
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the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
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the nurse gave him a flu shot
a small drink of liquor
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he poured a shot of whiskey
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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his parting shot was ‘drop dead’
she threw shafts of sarcasm
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she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
an estimate based on little or no information
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an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
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my snapshots haven't been developed yet
he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
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he trained at putting the shot
an explosive charge used in blasting
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a blow hard enough to cause injury
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he is still recovering from a shot to his leg
I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
an attempt to score in a game
informal words for any attempt or effort
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he gave it his best shot
he took a stab at forecasting
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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throwing the basketball toward the hoop
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his shot hit the rim and bounced out