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shotshot1 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINshot1
Origin:
Old English scotEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His first shot missed. The second hit its target.
- I got some great shots of Mount Fuji with the sun setting behind it.
- Police fired shots into the air and used water cannon to disperse the crowd.
- Shaw made the shot and turned to run down the court.
- The cars went past so quickly that she only had time to take a couple of shots.
- As Charlie dived for cover behind the altar, a second shot went off.
- Denver 105, Bulls 99: Bulls made 39. 8 percent of their shots.
- In the second round he muffed a shot about 90 yards and banged his ball against a tree.
- It wasn't too windy, but windy enough to cause the occasional shot to go astray.
- Many times the Bruins appeared unprepared for the shots and were in poor rebounding position.
- Peter Jacobsen despatched the first serious shot of the Masters.
- This was not a candid shot.
- With rigid body, I waited for the shots, but none came.
THESAURUS
a picture taken using a camera: · Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum.· our wedding photographs
informal a photograph: · a way of displaying your digital photos· Do you want me to take your photo?
a photograph of someone or something: · I saw her picture in the paper the other day.· This is a really good picture of Sarah.· Can I take your picture?
British English informal, snapshot especially American English a photograph that you take quickly and without thinking carefully about how it will look, for example when you are on holiday: · Patrick showed me his holiday snaps.· She showed me a snapshot of her three children.
informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs: · I got some great shots of Mount Fuji.· It's a lovely shot.
a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper: · a set of 4 by 6 inch prints
Longman Language Activatorto get rid of something that you do not want to remove something that you do not want or do not use any more, for example by giving it to someone else or throwing it away: · Let's get rid of some of these old books.· I hate these chairs. I wish we could get rid of them.· We finally got rid of all that old junk we had stored in the basement.
to get rid of something by putting it somewhere where it will be taken away and destroyed: throw away something: · Don't throw away these boxes - I might want to use them later.throw something away: · Oh, no. I think I've accidentally thrown the invitation away.
to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make space for new things: throw out something: · My wife made me throw out my old tennis shoes.throw something out: · Can I throw these newspapers out, or are you still reading them?
formal to get rid of something that is difficult or unpleasant to get rid of: · The company has been charged with illegally disposing of hazardous wastes.· Police are still puzzled as to how he managed to dispose of his victim's body.
British informal to get rid of something, especially something that you have been wanting to get rid of for a long time: · I can't wait to get shot of this old car.· Everybody's in a rush to get shot of their shares in the company.
also something has got to go American spoken if you say that something will have to go you think it should be thrown away, especially because you do not like it: · I can't stand this carpet. I'm sorry Larry, it'll have to go.
a guess that is based on very little information the answer you give when you are trying to guess a number or amount but are not able to be exact: · I'd say Mrs Roberts was about 35, but that's only a rough guess.make/take/have a rough guess: · It's terribly difficult to calculate, but I could make a rough guess and say the cost will be about half a million.at a rough guess: · "How long will the journey take?" "At a rough guess, about six hours."
a strange feeling that you know the answer to something, even though you have very little information to help you to guess: · It's just a hunch, but it's possible the murderer may have been a woman.hunch that: · My hunch that he was lying turned out to be correct.have a hunch: · I have a hunch that Jodie may be planning a surprise party.hunch about: · "How did you know the answer?" "I just had a hunch about it."
a guess, especially an answer, that seems stupid or is very likely to be wrong: · This is a wild guess, but is the answer Michael Jackson?
a guess that you make when you have no information at all, so that it is almost certainly wrong: · Let's see if she's at Fiona's house. It's a shot in the dark, but we've got to start looking somewhere.
a photograph a picture made using a camera: photograph of: · Ansel Adams' photographs of the American wilderness are now worth thousands of dollars.take a photograph: · Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the Museum.· My camera's fully automatic and takes really good photographs.somebody's photograph (=a photograph of someone): · I hate having my photograph taken.wedding/passport/ graduation etc photograph: · The photographer asked all the guests to stand still and pose for the wedding photograph.
a photograph - use this especially when you are talking about photographs of you, your friends, your family, places you have visited etc: · Karen showed me a picture of her new boyfriend -- he's very good-looking!take a photo/picture: · Did you take any good photos while you were in Paris?somebody's photo/picture (=a photo or picture of someone): · Do you want me to take your photo?· I saw her picture in the paper the other day.
especially British /snapshot especially American informal a photograph which you take yourself, for example of your family or on holiday, not one that is taken by a professional photographer: · They're just snapshots, but some of them are really good.take a snap/snapshot: · Did you take any snaps in Greece?snap of: · She showed me a snapshot of her three children.holiday snaps British: · Patrick was showing his holiday snaps to everyone in the office.
a photograph that you take for a specific purpose, often one that you have to go to a particular place in order to take: · I got some great shots of Mount Fuji with the sun setting behind it.take a shot: · The cars went past so quickly that she only had time to take a couple of shots.
informal a photograph of a criminal's face, taken by the police: · The police showed me some mug shots, and I had to say if any of them looked like the man who attacked me.
the art or profession of taking photographs: · Chris is studying photography at night school.· an exhibition of Irwin Penn's renowned fashion photography for Vogue magazine
when someone shoots a gun an attempt to shoot someone or something: · His first shot missed. The second hit its target.fire a shot: · Police fired shots into the air and used water cannon to disperse the crowd.
when someone is shot at, and killed or injured: · Oswald was seen running away from the building just after the shooting.· There has been an alarming increase in the number of shootings on our streets.
the repeated shooting of a gun or guns: · At least 4 people were killed by gunfire when police stormed the building.a volley/hail of gunfire: · Joseph sprinted away to dodge the volley of gunfire.an exchange of gunfire (=when people shoot at each other): · A soldier was killed during an exchange of gunfire at the border station.
the repeated shooting of a gun, guns, or other weapons: · The ship was hit by fire from a German plane.· There was a sudden burst of machine gun fire.enemy fire: · We noticed that the enemy fire was now being directed at our part of the field.
several shots fired together from several weapons at the same time: · Before it was lowered into the ground, a volley of shots was fired over the General's coffin.fire a volley: · The soldiers fired a volley into the air as a warning to the crowd.
the continuous firing of a lot of large guns in order to attack an enemy town, city etc in a war: · The Germans began their bombardment of Paris in early 1870.· The devastating air bombardment of the last four weeks is only the latest of a series of assaults by foreign armies.
the continuous firing of a lot of guns, especially in a war: · US warplanes continued their barrage again this morning.· a barrage of machine-gun fire
the shooting at enemy soldiers, cities etc in a war, using large guns that can shoot from long distances: · Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.
a lot of bullets that have been fired - used especially in written descriptions: · Wallace died in a hail of bullets in Los Angeles, the victim of a drive-by killing.
the sound of shooting the noise made by a gun when it is fired: · One witness claimed she had heard eight shots.· An occasional gunshot can still be heard, but no-one knows who fires them.a shot rings out written: · Shots rang out from across the street as someone tried to break up the fight.
the sound made by several guns being fired, especially in a war: · Enemy gunfire could be heard from several kilometres away.· The earth shook with the sound of heavy gunfire.
someone who uses a gun someone who uses a gun to kill someone - use this especially about a criminal or someone who is using a gun illegally: · Two gunmen opened fire on a bus taking children to school.· Was President Kennedy killed by a lone gunman, or was there a conspiracy?· Hooded gunmen burst into a home in Lima on Sunday and shot to death at least 15 people.
someone who hides, especially in a high place, and shoots at enemy soldiers: · Weapons were found at three locations believed to be used by snipers.· A sniper's bullet pierced his windshield and hit him in the eye.
someone who is very well trained and very skilful at using a gun, either for sport or for their job with the army or the police: · Police marksmen surrounded the building.· A marksman was called in to try and hit the enemy's machine gun post.
someone who is a good or bad shot is good or bad at shooting: · You'd have to be a really good shot to get that bird from here.· I used to be the best shot in the whole school.
to fire a gun or other weapon to point a gun towards someone or something, and make bullets come out of it in order to kill or injure them: · If you move, I'll shoot.· Make sure you hold the gun steady and shoot straight.shoot at: · Armed robbers who shot at a security guard are still being hunted by police. · We used to shoot at empty bottles for practice.shoot to kill (=in order to kill someone): · The Defence Minister had ordered troops to shoot to kill if attacked.
to make bullets come out of a gun, or send an explosive object towards someone or something: · He regained his balance, took aim, and fired.fire into: · The police fired into the air to make the crowd break up.fire at: · As soon as we crossed the border, enemy troops started firing at us.fire a shot/bullet/round: · Kendrick fired three shots at the President's car.fire a gun/weapon/pistol etc: · Suddenly the car stopped, and the passenger got out and fired a Kalashnikov rifle at the police car.
to start shooting: · The colonel gave the order for the soldiers to open fire.open fire on: · Troops opened fire on a group of unarmed demonstrators in the city centre.
to shoot once at someone or something, hoping to hit them: · Agent Cooper stood back and took a shot at the lock on the door.· The police claim that someone took a shot at them, and they had to withdraw for their own safety.
to shoot at someone or something, especially from far away, without aiming carefully: · A bird flew out of the tree and Harry took a potshot at it.· Somebody was taking potshots at us from behind the bushes.
to shoot at enemy soldiers, cities etc in a war, using large guns that can shoot from long distances: · British warships began shelling German positions along the coast.· Border towns have been shelled by enemy aircraft for the past two months.
to shoot at a place using a lot of large guns all firing at the same time: · The allied forces bombarded the enemy trenches for weeks.bombard somebody/something with something: · Cromwell's men had been bombarding the fort with their artillery for several days.
to try as hard as you can · Come on, try as hard as you can!· I tried as hard as I could, but I still couldn't get everything into one suitcase.try as hard as you can to do something · She tried as hard as she could to look interested.
to try as hard as you can, even when the situation is difficult and you are not sure if you will succeed: · I don't know if I'll manage to get everything finished by Friday, but I'll certainly do my best.do/try your best to do something: · Harry did his best to sound calm, but it was obvious that he was really annoyed.· She tried her best not to laugh.
to try as hard as you can to do something, even though it is difficult or you do not have enough time, money etc to do it really well: · It's a very tough exam but just do the best you can.· More medical supplies will be arriving next week -- until then, doctors and nurses must do the best they can.do the best you can to do something: · I did the best I could to make him change his mind, but he refused.
informal to do everything possible to make an event, celebration, competition etc successful: · They gave me a great leaving party - they really pulled out all the stops.· If we pull out all the stops we should still be able to meet our deadline.
informal to try to do something as well as you can, even though you do not have all the necessary skills or equipment: · I'm not promising I'll succeed, but I'll give it my best shot.
to try as much as you possibly can, and for as long as possible, to achieve something very difficult: · We have done our utmost. There is no more we could possibly do.do your utmost to do something: · The Secretary of State assured reporters that the Administration was doing its utmost to avoid war.
to use every possible method to try to do something: · I'm trying to help -- I'm doing everything I possibly can.· I did everything I could to raise money, including selling my house.· Her mother did all she could to encourage Tracy to study medicine.
to use all your energy and determination to achieve something that is personally very important to you: · She gave her all in the last race, but it wasn't quite good enough to win.
if you do something as best you can , especially something difficult or unpleasant, you try as hard as you can to do it because you cannot change the situation: · I cleaned the car up as best I could, but it still looked a mess.· We'll have to manage as best we can without you.
if you do something to the best of your ability , you do it as well as you can, even if you are not sure that you are doing it very well: · I have always done my work to the best of my ability.· All the children competed and performed to the best of their ability.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
His remark was a cheap shot at short people. The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
· The passenger in the car fired three shots.
(=fire a shot trying to hit someone)· Someone took a shot at her, but missed.
· The shot hit the burglar in the chest and killed him instantly.
(=doesn’t hit them)· The first shot missed my head by inches.
(=is heard)· Suddenly, two shots rang out.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shot· A pistol shot rang out in the darkness.
(=just one shot)· He died from a single shot to his heart.
(=the shot that killed someone)· It wasn’t clear who had fired the fatal shot.
(=one fired as a warning to someone)· Police fired warning shots into the air.
(=one that hits what you aim at)· It was difficult to get a good shot in the dense forest.
phrases (=a number of shots fired quickly)· He fired off a volley of shots from his rifle.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES His remark was a cheap shot at short people. (=picture on the front cover)· The picture became the July 4th cover shot.
The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. (=a lead of a specific amount)· Goals by Keane and Lennon gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
informal also by a long chalk British English (=used when something is much better, quicker, cheaper etc) It was his best performance this year, by a long way.
It was his best performance this year, by a long way. informal also not by a long chalk British English (=not at all or not nearly) He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
· Troops fired warning shots over the heads of demonstrators.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· He never hit a bad shot off the tee; it just didn't come back as far as he thought it would.· At the beginning, they made me take bad shots.· Tom played a bad shot out of the bunker, and he does no more than charge straight at this press guy.· Mobley scored 33 points but took bad shots and was out of control.· To hit all my bad shots down the side of the fairways where the lines of spectators are the deepest. 9.· That much was the least expected of a hunter who had made a bad shot.· If I hit a bad shot, I try to minimize its effect.· In both halves, the Owls had difficulty setting up their offense and often rushed bad shots to beat the 35-second clock.
· As a young player I look for subtlety and skill, not big top spin shots all the time.· Among Western Conference big shots, only San Antonio seems trouble-free right now.· This is a matter between the big shots.· I gave my opinion but, of course, it was a big shot so early in the game.· You see, all the artists wanted to be big shots.· He will be a big shot one day, she thinks.· Malone, however, choked when it came to making his two biggest shots of the game.
· It was a cheap shot but an effective one.· Green Bay players complained that the Cowboys are taught to apply cheap shots.· What if it's just a cheap take-over shot and Madreidetic aren't the guilty ones?· Take cheap shots and distort facts in order to get ahead?· He deserves better than to be criticised by gay activists with such a cheap shot.· Or, analysts say, it could be a cheap shot by an employee at an Apple competitor.· There is increased range flexibility, it is cheaper shot for shot and it leaves a much more saleable end-product.
· Confidence is the result of good shots and they come from good technique.· And then they hit Macintosh with their best shot.· This meant I didn't have to get risk life and limb to get a good close up shot.· I climbed a chestnut tree and got a good shot of them together.· Ed Kelley was a good shot.· He was following good shots with excellent shots-an inspired round.· Hopefully he can recover and regain his test place and give it his best shot.· You have to get 80 or 81 percent of it and then take your best shot and go on to something else.
· He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.· City officials and securities experts think the activists are betting on a long shot.· That's a long shot though.· The 45-year-old candidate remains the longest of long shots for the Republican nomination.· Tracer laid stitches across the sky: the bombers still in formation were firing long shots at him.· This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.· I think it's a long shot him signing for Leeds.
· Kevin Wilson was given space by Clarke's precise header to beat Strakosha with a low cross shot.· Two minutes after the interval he darted on to a long through ball and scored with a low shot.· They fell further behind when excellent Chiddingfold approach work ended with Leigh Allaker scoring with a fierce low shot.· Mooney scored the goal of the game when he burst down the left and hit a low shot into the far corner.· Grobbelaar flapped at McGee's cross and when Miller drove in a low shot Sanchez turned the ball into the net.· Herobbed Guppy just outside the area and swept a low shot past keeper Paul Hyde.
· It has been used twice before to kill, and each time a single shot was fired.· Ruestman died from a single shot to his heart after answering a knock at the front door of his mobile home.· The latter was essential as the police only fired single shots.· From the hut behind them they had heard a single shot.· For scripting movies, there is a standard format in which each line represents a single shot.· Align bolt thrower on target and declare single or multiple shot.· When it is your turn to shoot, declare whether you are firing a single shot or a volley.· He disappeared into some trees and Charlie distinctly heard a single shot somewhere above the noise of battle.
NOUN· The papers received their photo of the band with Best but also scurried to their files to find their own action shots.· Below it there is an action shot of Jackie Robinson sliding into second base.· The new series kicks off with brilliant action shots taken at SummerSlam, the record breaking Wembley event.· Photographers from this Unit were to take some of the finest action shots of the war.· It fits snugly into the hands and is ideal for grabbing action shots with a minimum of fuss.
· Then, we have to start trapping with other guys, and they end up with open jump shots.· Tiffany is 12 years old, and she had just retooled her jump shot.· Then, all of a sudden, we just started taking jump shots.· For Spurs guard Vinny Del Negro, who was trying to realign his jump shot, this might have posed a distraction.· We said we wanted Smith to work on his jump shot, not turn it into a career path.· He is 7-1 and he loves 15-foot jump shots.· Chris Carr can play; what he needs are 500 jump shots a day and a dose of maturity.· They were Mo Taylor getting himself rolling consistently toward the basket and dropping in finger rolls and jump shots.
· His tee shot lacked the necessary left-to-right spin and finished in one of the two fairway bunkers.· Nobody else would have dared such a tee shot.· His tee shot ended up in the rough and from there he could only slash the ball 50 yards over the green.· The good tee shot was played to the far right of the fairway to set up a second shot to the left.· His playing partner, however, responded with what was probably his worst tee shot of the week.· He hits a decent tee shot.· Woosnam was instantly plunged into the blackest of moods and after hitting his tee shot he marched off muttering.
· Before she could investigate further, her own dim worm fired a warning shot.· Private Morrison's boat was fired on when he ignored warning shots.· Reset those guns to fire warning shots, and try to keep us safe till dawn.
VERB· A police car emerged from the other alleyway and screeched to a halt ten yards in front of Whitlock, blocking his shot.· He can make shots, he can block shots....· His one chance came just before half-time when a defender's shins blocked his shot.· He can go through a slump and still block shots.· Six minutes from the end Murdoch again came to the visitors' rescue when he dived to block a shot from Hateley.· McCoy returned a few minutes later and quickly hit two mid-range jumpers and blocked two Bryant Boston shots in succession.· Five minutes later Hislop blocked a shot from Andy Cole, and Sheringham wafted the rebound over the bar.· And any time the Cardinal ventured into the lane, McCoy was there to block or alter shots.
· Cant about the free market creating opportunities for poor people is meaningless when wealth calls all the shots.· Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.· But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.· Not many years ago, they called all the shots.· Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.· The condition was that the transaction be conducted in whorehouse terms: he paid the trick, he called the shots.· He had been in another program, where he got to call all the shots.
· Mickelson dropped a shot, and the two-stroke swing created a three-stroke gap.· The blue-barred stag twisted away from the steel and found height, dipping like a lapwing, and dropping for a head shot.· Watson dropped shots down the stretch, while Levi completed a round of 69 that sealed a four-shot win over Payne Stewart.· He dropped three further shots but finished with a trio of pars for a share of third place.· Even if we drop a shot because Jacklin makes four, it still keeps us in the Open.· He was also badly bunkered at the fifth to drop another shot.
· They identified themselves as Federal Police and forced an entry, firing shots wildly into the house.· In 1871 Henry James fired a warning shot in the Nation, a magazine that Olmsted had helped found.· Rob Madgwick dispossessed Wright and fired in a shot that was well saved by Stuart Burt.· If you miss then you can not fire any further shots that turn.· He took out his new gun and fired off a few shots at an ugly chimney on the roof.· As the group advanced on him, the constable fired off another shot, this time hitting Jones in the upper thigh.· Clark had reportedly fired one shot but it could not be shown whether he fired before or after the police began shooting.
· I can get some notes for my article in Granada and Mitch can get some shots.· This is war, and defectors get shot.· But foxes in chicken runs get shot, and now the Israelites get the plague.· But the real appeal to cities turned out to be getting a walloping fiscal shot in the arm.· They don't care about the family man getting shot, they don't care about the families.· The Trojans brought the ball up but could not get off a decent shot.· You get shot, you're shot - you survive or you die.
· I just have a feeling that we have given it our best shot.· The districts had been created under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to give minorities a special shot at winning public office.· The band gave it their best shot, until the arrival of the blue meanies put an end to the proceedings.· Near the end, it was Barbara who gave her the shots of Demerol.· I'd have given it my best shot, and that was all anyone could demand from me.· Robey was a pioneer who gave black talent a shot, a black surviving in a racist industry.· We wanted into the book badly, and gave it a shot one afternoon.· The medics had given Mike a shot, and he was unconscious all the way.
· Neither of us spoke but we both knew that if we heard shots it meant that the operation had failed.· She said Hernandez Machin told them she slowed down, then heard a shot that hit Valdez Lopez in the back.· From the hut behind them they had heard a single shot.· She worried whether Jack had killed the two men when she later heard the two shots and the screaming.· I saw people running down from the house, I heard some shots, but that was all.· Martin said he then heard three shots.· Local shopkeepers who heard the shots went to investigate.· In the meantime Timante, alone, hears some shots and sees two men appear in a launch.
· Johnny Miller hit his shots high, ballooned them, and that was no good this year.· When he hits an errant golf shot, or makes a mental error on the course, he gets aggravated.· Peter Allis has turned golf into a kind of harmless interview where public figures hit a few shots and chat about themselves.· A 72. 7 percent free throw shooter, he hit the shot, and the score was tied.· These measurements were vital to Jack Mason who relied upon me to confirm where he should hit his shots and how hard.· Airoso then walked before Hurd hit the final shot.· Cink hit a poor shot through the green, into a horrible lie.· Williams hit an arching shot from the wing, capping a game-ending 8-0 run.
· Well, Tod looks to have missed with both his shots.· Ferdinand, who missed her first four shots, helped jump-start an 18-4 run with seven straight points.· If he misses then the shot is his last for that turn.· They had three chances to take the lead but failed each time and eventually missed eight straight shots.· The Trojans shot 41 percent from the field, missed easy inside shots and lost Wilson, their best rebounder.· I never knew you to miss a shot like that before, Papa.· She remembers only the turnovers, the missed shots.
· The 3-wood serves as a driver and the 5-wood for playing fairway shots.· Does that mean Woosnam can play shots that Peter can not?· Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games.· In fact, Roy disdains the cowardice of anyone who plays the easier shot.· Here's how I play this shot.· By now I was well into the groove and I can't remember playing a defensive shot in the innings.· Then there was Payne Stewart in waterproofs and also in water, playing splash shots like a rabbit.· The secret of playing these shots is to adopt the stance you are comfortable with.
· I take a shot at the odd one that flies over Uskair strictly illegal, I know.· Yeltsin is taking shots from Communists, ultranationalists and even the progressive democrats who used to be his allies.· Some publications like to take their own shots and others are not illustrated.· Mobley scored 33 points but took bad shots and was out of control.· Dozens of men and boys take turns trading shots with him.· He doesn't have to take as many shots and gives more time to each one he wants.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc► a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1gun [countable] a)an act of firing a gun: - It does no harm to write to the nearest local residents and businesses, but generally this is a long shot.
- It was a long shot, but he might have been calling from his usual hotel in Lagos.
- It was a long shot, of course, but if she looked carefully she might find something.
- It was a long shot, very long.
- This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.
- We are long shots and we are approaching it that way.
- Well, actually, he wanted two things, but he knew the second was a long shot.
- Let's see if she's at Fiona's house. It's a shot in the dark, but we've got to start looking somewhere.
- My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.
- That was a shot in the dark, but judging from the expression on his face it struck home.
- She slammed the phone down and was out of the room like a shot.
- He asked Jeter if he'd like a shot at it.
- I'd tell you like a shot if we ever got into a real jam.
- It is not a direct stimulant, like a shot of adrenaline.
- She'd be off to Legoland like a shot, to see that caretaker, if Henry said anything.
- Sometimes they fall over one another, like shots from a rapid-fire camera.
- The great majority, once they breach the system and hear the telltale whine, are out of there like a shot.
- Travis had left the door open - she seized her chance, and was through it like a shot.
- But Nogai's a good shot.
- Ed Kelley was a good shot.
- He made a good shot from there and holed a three-foot putt for a quadruple-bogey eight.
- If I hit a bad shot, I try to minimize its effect.
- Klingler made it clear at the end of 1996 that he wanted a better shot at moving up the depth chart.
- That much was the least expected of a hunter who had made a bad shot.
- They have a better shot at claiming the governorship.
- Tom played a bad shot out of the bunker, and he does no more than charge straight at this press guy.
- a meeting of insurance-industry big shots
- Among Western Conference big shots, only San Antonio seems trouble-free right now.
- And they used to race some of the big shots in New Bedford.
- He will be a big shot one day, she thinks.
- I gave my opinion but, of course, it was a big shot so early in the game.
- Malone, however, choked when it came to making his two biggest shots of the game.
- This is a matter between the big shots.
- You see, all the artists wanted to be big shots.
- The new factory will give the local economy a real shot in the arm.
- Coming back will be a shot in the arm.
- In 1922 it received a shot in the arm through a large subsidy from the Central Committee.
- It now had the effect of a shot in the arm.
- It was like a shot in the arm for us, and our tiredness fell away.
- On the Conservative side, the decision of Callaghan not to hold an election came as a shot in the arm.
- I'm not promising I'll succeed, but I'll give it my best shot.
- Hopefully he can recover and regain his test place and give it his best shot.
- I'd have given it my best shot, and that was all anyone could demand from me.
- I just have a feeling that we have given it our best shot.
- The band gave it their best shot, until the arrival of the blue meanies put an end to the proceedings.
- You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown, but I had to give it my best shot.
- But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.
- Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?
- It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.
- Now, those calling the shots for the company began to realize that the whole damn case was getting too risky.
- Strug, the Houstonian with powerful floor and vault routines, may benefit from having Karolyi calling the shots.
- Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.
- Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.
- You young girls can call the tune nowadays.
- A crack shot and a notorious gambler.
- And of course the doctor is a crack shot..
- Dirk, nearly sixteen, is a crack shot.
- The book centres on young blonde Donna, a crack shot with a.45 Magnum.
- Are you having trouble fixing the printer? Let me give it a shot.
- But on this case, I can not give it a try - that is the point.
- He says he thought he'd give it a try, but he got stuck.
- Joe gives her the shot twice a week.
- Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away.
- She had given up trying to read to him, play with him, teach him anything: he could not learn.
- Vladimir finally gave up trying to teach me and returned to his sketching.
- We wanted into the book badly, and gave it a shot one afternoon.
- City officials and securities experts think the activists are betting on a long shot.
- He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
- It's a long shot, but well worth trying.
- Its brief revival was sparked by Dziekanowski who fed Tarasiewicz and for once a long shot had Shilton in trouble.
- She had looked everywhere else and, although it seemed a long shot, she might as well look in there.
- The 45-year-old candidate remains the longest of long shots for the Republican nomination.
- This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.
- With all the interest the article had generated, Fanshawe no longer seemed like such a long shot.
- As Eve was leaving, she couldn't resist a parting shot at Brian: "I never loved you anyway!"
- As it will be the best remembered part of your presentation, your parting shot needs to be powerful.
- Gilliland, however, had a parting shot to fire in his paper in Astrophysical Journal.
- He left with a parting shot at Supervisor Mike Boyd.
- He was strong enough now to attribute the man's parting shot about his drawings to sheer malice.
- It's no coincidence that it originated in Moscow - this was the Communist old guard's parting shot.
- The ultimate parting shot from an ungrateful aircraft that had enjoyed every care and attention.
- There is a small but vocal minority that likes to take pot shots at the United Nations.
- It would be easy, even tempting, to take a pot shot at us.
He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots. She was killed by a single shot to the head. b)the sound of a gun being fired: Where were you when you heard the shot? c)a good/bad etc shot someone who is good, bad etc at shooting: Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.2bullets [uncountable] a)small metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a shotgun b)old use large metal balls that are shot from a cannon3attempt to score [countable] an attempt in sport to throw, kick, or hit the ball towards the place where you can get a point: Shaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed. Good shot!4photograph [countable] a photograph SYN pictureshot of a close-up shot of a demonstrator being beaten by a policeman I managed to get some good shots of the carnival. We hired a photographer to take some publicity shots. action shots of football players (=ones taken of people while they are moving) → mugshot5film/tv [countable] the view of something in a film or television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position: In the opening shot, we see Travolta’s feet walking down the sidewalk.6attempt [countable] informal an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficultshot at (doing) something This is her first shot at directing a play. If Lewis won his next fight, he would be guaranteed a shot at the title (=chance to win the title). I decided to have a shot at decorating the house myself. I didn’t think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I’d give it a shot (=try to do it). The network finally gave Keaton a shot at presenting his own show.7give something your best shot to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult: This case is going to be tough, but I promise I’ll give it my best shot. Lydia didn’t get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot.8be a long shot a)used to say that a plan is worth trying, even though you think it is unlikely to succeed: It’s a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives. b)American English if someone is a long shot, they are not likely to be chosen for a job or to win an election, competition etc: Turner is a long shot to win next month’s mayoral election.9a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc a horse, dog etc in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers10a shot in the dark an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas: My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.11critical remark [countable] a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone: I’m not going to sit here listening to you two take shots at each other all night. She couldn’t resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) – ‘And you were a lousy lover!’ That was a cheap shot (=one that is unfair and unreasonable)!12like a shot if you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly: If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I’d go like a shot!13a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows) something you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it – used especially in news reports: The president’s own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows.14big shot an important or powerful person, especially in business: a big shot in the record business15drink [countable] a small amount of a strong alcoholic drinkshot of a shot of tequila a shot glass (=a small glass for strong alcoholic drinks)16drug [countable] especially American English an injection of a drug (=when it is put into the body with a needle) SYN jab British English: Have you had your typhoid and cholera shots?17a shot in the arm something that makes you more confident or more successful: The new factory will give the local economy a much-needed shot in the arm.18heavy ball [countable] a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of shot put → call the shots at call1(9), → by a long chalk/shot at long1(21), → long shot at long1(18), → buckshot, gunshot, snapshot, pot shotCOLLOCATIONSverbsfire a shot· The passenger in the car fired three shots.take a shot at somebody (=fire a shot trying to hit someone)· Someone took a shot at her, but missed.a shot hits somebody/something· The shot hit the burglar in the chest and killed him instantly.a shot misses somebody/something (=doesn’t hit them)· The first shot missed my head by inches.a shot rings out (=is heard)· Suddenly, two shots rang out.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shota pistol/rifle shot· A pistol shot rang out in the darkness.a single shot (=just one shot)· He died from a single shot to his heart.the fatal shot (=the shot that killed someone)· It wasn’t clear who had fired the fatal shot.a warning shot (=one fired as a warning to someone)· Police fired warning shots into the air.a good shot (=one that hits what you aim at)· It was difficult to get a good shot in the dense forest.phrasesa volley of shots (=a number of shots fired quickly)· He fired off a volley of shots from his rifle.shot1 nounshot2 adjectiveshot3
shotshot2 adjective [not before noun] COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY My nerves were shot to pieces after my driving test.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES His remark was a cheap shot at short people. The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
My nerves were shot to pieces after my driving test. His remark was a cheap shot at short people. (=picture on the front cover)· The picture became the July 4th cover shot.
The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. (=a lead of a specific amount)· Goals by Keane and Lennon gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
informal also by a long chalk British English (=used when something is much better, quicker, cheaper etc) It was his best performance this year, by a long way.
It was his best performance this year, by a long way. informal also not by a long chalk British English (=not at all or not nearly) He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
· Troops fired warning shots over the heads of demonstrators.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1 spoken in bad condition because of being used too much or treated badly: - Helen couldn't wait to get shot of me.
- If you want to get shot of it through DataEase, it depends on what version you're using.
- All the stories were shot through with Hurley's dry, gentle humor.
- fine silk shot through with gold threads
- And his parents' letters were shot through with such worry.
- Many of the women's purity associations were shot through with similar class divisions.
- Statement is shot through with feeling in the long, passionately detailed account of the mutiny.
- This is a genuine kind of knowledge, but it is shot through with subjectivity.
- Unfortunately the timber industry is shot through with economic inefficiency.
- Violence is endemic and Thomson fashions a stylish off-beat thriller which occasionally meanders but is shot through with genuine menace.
- Yet that concept of secular potential was shot through with particular assumptions.
- But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.
- Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?
- It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.
- Now, those calling the shots for the company began to realize that the whole damn case was getting too risky.
- Strug, the Houstonian with powerful floor and vault routines, may benefit from having Karolyi calling the shots.
- Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.
- Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.
- You young girls can call the tune nowadays.
- A crack shot and a notorious gambler.
- And of course the doctor is a crack shot..
- Dirk, nearly sixteen, is a crack shot.
- The book centres on young blonde Donna, a crack shot with a.45 Magnum.
- Are you having trouble fixing the printer? Let me give it a shot.
- But on this case, I can not give it a try - that is the point.
- He says he thought he'd give it a try, but he got stuck.
- Joe gives her the shot twice a week.
- Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away.
- She had given up trying to read to him, play with him, teach him anything: he could not learn.
- Vladimir finally gave up trying to teach me and returned to his sketching.
- We wanted into the book badly, and gave it a shot one afternoon.
- City officials and securities experts think the activists are betting on a long shot.
- He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
- It's a long shot, but well worth trying.
- Its brief revival was sparked by Dziekanowski who fed Tarasiewicz and for once a long shot had Shilton in trouble.
- She had looked everywhere else and, although it seemed a long shot, she might as well look in there.
- The 45-year-old candidate remains the longest of long shots for the Republican nomination.
- This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.
- With all the interest the article had generated, Fanshawe no longer seemed like such a long shot.
- As Eve was leaving, she couldn't resist a parting shot at Brian: "I never loved you anyway!"
- As it will be the best remembered part of your presentation, your parting shot needs to be powerful.
- Gilliland, however, had a parting shot to fire in his paper in Astrophysical Journal.
- He left with a parting shot at Supervisor Mike Boyd.
- He was strong enough now to attribute the man's parting shot about his drawings to sheer malice.
- It's no coincidence that it originated in Moscow - this was the Communist old guard's parting shot.
- The ultimate parting shot from an ungrateful aircraft that had enjoyed every care and attention.
- There is a small but vocal minority that likes to take pot shots at the United Nations.
- It would be easy, even tempting, to take a pot shot at us.
My back tires are shot. My nerves were shot to pieces after my driving test.2be/get/want shot of somebody/something British English spoken to get rid or want to get rid of someone or something: I know the director wants shot of me.3be shot through with something a)if a piece of cloth is shot through with a colour, it has very small threads of that colour woven into it: a fine silk shot through with gold threads b)to have a lot of a particular quality or feeling: a charming collection of stories, shot through with a gentle humourshot1 nounshot2 adjectiveshot3
shotshot3 Longman Language Activatorto be shot at by someone
· I heard a bullet whistle past my ear, and I realized we were being shot at.· The UN troops shouldn't be there just to be shot at -- they should be allowed to defend themselves.
if someone is under fire , they are being shot at, especially by several people during a battle: · The men's faces were white with fear -- none of them had ever been under fire before.under heavy fire (=being shot at repeatedly): · Although they were under heavy fire from all sides, they managed to get the wounded off the battlefield.come under fire (=start being shot at): · Troops sent to quell the fighting came under fire themselves.
if someone is caught in the crossfire , they are trapped between two groups of people who are shooting at each other, and may be shot accidentally themselves: · Two civilians were killed when they were caught in the crossfire between the police and the protestors.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES His remark was a cheap shot at short people. The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
His remark was a cheap shot at short people. (=picture on the front cover)· The picture became the July 4th cover shot.
The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. (=a lead of a specific amount)· Goals by Keane and Lennon gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
informal also by a long chalk British English (=used when something is much better, quicker, cheaper etc) It was his best performance this year, by a long way.
It was his best performance this year, by a long way. informal also not by a long chalk British English (=not at all or not nearly) He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
· Troops fired warning shots over the heads of demonstrators.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the past tense and past participle of shoot- But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.
- Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?
- It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.
- Now, those calling the shots for the company began to realize that the whole damn case was getting too risky.
- Strug, the Houstonian with powerful floor and vault routines, may benefit from having Karolyi calling the shots.
- Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.
- Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.
- You young girls can call the tune nowadays.
- A crack shot and a notorious gambler.
- And of course the doctor is a crack shot..
- Dirk, nearly sixteen, is a crack shot.
- The book centres on young blonde Donna, a crack shot with a.45 Magnum.
- Are you having trouble fixing the printer? Let me give it a shot.
- But on this case, I can not give it a try - that is the point.
- He says he thought he'd give it a try, but he got stuck.
- Joe gives her the shot twice a week.
- Magnus grew fat on brown wholemeal scraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away.
- She had given up trying to read to him, play with him, teach him anything: he could not learn.
- Vladimir finally gave up trying to teach me and returned to his sketching.
- We wanted into the book badly, and gave it a shot one afternoon.
- City officials and securities experts think the activists are betting on a long shot.
- He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
- It's a long shot, but well worth trying.
- Its brief revival was sparked by Dziekanowski who fed Tarasiewicz and for once a long shot had Shilton in trouble.
- She had looked everywhere else and, although it seemed a long shot, she might as well look in there.
- The 45-year-old candidate remains the longest of long shots for the Republican nomination.
- This is a long shot, but I still want to try it.
- With all the interest the article had generated, Fanshawe no longer seemed like such a long shot.
- As Eve was leaving, she couldn't resist a parting shot at Brian: "I never loved you anyway!"
- As it will be the best remembered part of your presentation, your parting shot needs to be powerful.
- Gilliland, however, had a parting shot to fire in his paper in Astrophysical Journal.
- He left with a parting shot at Supervisor Mike Boyd.
- He was strong enough now to attribute the man's parting shot about his drawings to sheer malice.
- It's no coincidence that it originated in Moscow - this was the Communist old guard's parting shot.
- The ultimate parting shot from an ungrateful aircraft that had enjoyed every care and attention.
- There is a small but vocal minority that likes to take pot shots at the United Nations.
- It would be easy, even tempting, to take a pot shot at us.