hip shotn.²

Brit.

/ˈhɪp ˌʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈhɪp ˌʃɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hip n.¹, shot n.¹

Etymology: < hip n.¹ + shot n.¹, after to shoot from the hip at shoot v. Additions. Compare earlier hip shooting n. at hip n.¹ Compounds 5a.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A shot fired from a gun held near the hip, without taking proper aim, typically as a means of firing quickly. Also figurative: an impulsive or spontaneous act, statement, etc. Cf. to shoot from the hip at shoot v. Additions.In quot. 1874: a person who shoots in this way.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > a shot > type of shot

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random shot1598

long shot1767

snapshot1808

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pot-shot1843

snap1851

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sighter1897

pot1914

over1915

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snipe1969

1874 Galaxy Mar. 299 Rowan was what is called a ‘hip shot’; that is, he raised his pistol to his own hip, and then fired, without taking aim.

1875 Youth's Compan. 9 Dec. 407/4 My shot..had hit the creature in the foot... Considered as a hip shot, backwards, that was not so very badly done.

1931 N.Y. Times 30 June 11/5 The hammer-fanning hip shot, done in the style of the old plainsmen, was a good trick.

1985 Washington Post 30 Oct. b1 It forces the panelists into unguarded spontaneity... ‘I want those hip shots,’ says McLaughlin.

2003 C. Coulter Blindside iv. 28 The fat guy pulled the trigger again, another hip shot, this one nowhere near her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hip shot
释义	hip shotn.² Brit. /ˈhɪp ˌʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈhɪp ˌʃɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hip n.¹, shot n.¹ Etymology: < hip n.¹ + shot n.¹, after to shoot from the hip at shoot v. Additions. Compare earlier hip shooting n. at hip n.¹ Compounds 5a. Originally and chiefly U.S. A shot fired from a gun held near the hip, without taking proper aim, typically as a means of firing quickly. Also figurative: an impulsive or spontaneous act, statement, etc. Cf. to shoot from the hip at shoot v. Additions.In quot. 1874: a person who shoots in this way. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > a shot > type of shot hail-shot1569 random shot1598 long shot1767 snapshot1808 point-blanker1824 pot-shot1843 snap1851 hip shot1874 pop shot1880 sighter1897 pot1914 over1915 short1922 snipe1969 1874 Galaxy Mar. 299 Rowan was what is called a ‘hip shot’; that is, he raised his pistol to his own hip, and then fired, without taking aim. 1875 Youth's Compan. 9 Dec. 407/4 My shot..had hit the creature in the foot... Considered as a hip shot, backwards, that was not so very badly done. 1931 N.Y. Times 30 June 11/5 The hammer-fanning hip shot, done in the style of the old plainsmen, was a good trick. 1985 Washington Post 30 Oct. b1 It forces the panelists into unguarded spontaneity... ‘I want those hip shots,’ says McLaughlin. 2003 C. Coulter Blindside iv. 28 The fat guy pulled the trigger again, another hip shot, this one nowhere near her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1874
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hip shotn.²