shot

1 of 3

noun

ˈshät

: an action of shooting

: a directed propelling of a missile

specifically : a directed discharge of a firearm

c(1)

: a stroke or throw in an attempt to score points in a game (such as tennis, pool, or basketball)

also : home run

(2)

: ability to shoot

has the best shot on the team

: blast sense 5a

: a medical or narcotics injection

plural shot : something propelled by shooting

especially : small lead or steel pellets especially forming a charge for a shotgun

: a metal sphere of iron or brass that is heaved in the shot put

: the distance that a missile is or can be thrown

: range, reach

: a charge to be paid : scot

: one that shoots

especially : marksman

: attempt, try

give it a shot

: guess, conjecture

: chance sense 4a

a shot at winning the prize

: a single appearance as an entertainer

did a guest shot for the program

: an effective remark

especially : swipe sense 2

a parting shot

: a single photographic exposure

especially : snapshot

: a single sequence of a motion picture or a television program shot by one camera without interruption

: a charge of explosives

: a small measure or serving (such as one ounce) of undiluted liquor or other beverage

vodka shots

a shot of espresso

: a small amount applied at one time : dose

a shot of fertilizer

a shot of humor

shot plural : sprinkles, jimmies

shot

2 of 3

past tense and past participle of shoot

shot

3 of 3

adjective

of a fabric : having contrasting and changeable color effects : iridescent

: suffused or streaked with a color

hair shot with gray

: infused or permeated with a quality or element

shot through with wit

: having the form of pellets resembling shot

: reduced to a ruined or useless state

his nerves are shot

Example Sentences

Noun cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets let's take another shot at the puzzle Adjective The tires on the car are shot.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In football, Quintero never expected to get a varsity shot at El Dorado.

Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a monthslong wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot.

Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a nearly two-month wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot.

Amanda Seitz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 Despite hitting 30 home runs with 107 RBIs in the minors this year, Mervis is not expected to get a shot in the big leagues until 2023.

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Transfer Parker Hanna, who replaced Bedford Friday, will get the first shot at locking that right tackle position down.

Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022 James Blackman was going to get a shot against the reigning national champion Crimson Tide.

Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 There’s one more step before a fall booster campaign begins: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must recommend who should get the additional shot.

Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Prospective recipients must wait at least two months after finishing their primary series of vaccinations or after receiving their last booster dose to get the new shot.

Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022

Adjective

The best men’s shot putter in the world had another record-setting outing at Hayward Field.

Chris Hansen, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2021 On the other side of the cut-throat quadrennial, shot putter Felisha Johnson, who ranks first in the United States and fourth in the world this year, fouled on all three attempts during qualifying.

David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2021 Sandy Armento, who lives across the street, shot cell phone video of the altercation that's been circulating on social media.

CBS News, 23 Apr. 2021 This starting lineup needs another ballhandler, and shot creator.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 Two teens were injured in a double shooting Tuesday night with another shot early Wednesday morning, police said.

Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 With adults, think of more gourmet goodies, DIY Halloween decorations, seasonal coffee and tea or even beer and shot glasses.

Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022 Where Onpattro required four-hour-long intravenous infusions, Amvuttra is delivered in shot form and lasts three months between doses rather than just three weeks.

Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 From the perspective of the early days of hard benchmarks, the opportunity cost of ten million dollars spent on a long-shot primary was about twenty-five hundred lives.

Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

shot 1 of 2

noun

ˈshät

: the act of shooting

The shot missed.

plural shot : a bullet, ball, or pellet for a gun or cannon

: attempt entry 2, try

Take another shot at the puzzle.

: chance entry 1 sense 4

You have a shot at winning.

: the flight of a projectile or the distance it travels : range

They were within rifle shot.

: a person who shoots

That hunter is a good shot.

: a heavy metal ball thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest ( shot put )

: an act of hitting, throwing, or kicking a ball or puck toward or into a goal

: an injection of something (as medicine) into the body

: photograph entry 1

shot

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of shoot

shot 1 of 2

noun

as in firing

a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

firing
blasting
volley
barrage
bombardment
discharge
burst
potshot
hail
blitz
salvo
shower
fusillade
broadside
blitzkrieg
storm
drumfire
cannonade

as in try

an effort to do or accomplish something let's take another shot at the puzzle

Synonyms & Similar Words

try
attempt
stab
go
pass
bid
offer
whack
fling
trial
assay
essay
crack
endeavor
bash
whirl
striving
struggle
undertaking
throes
trial and error

as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera took a shot of his family for the scrapbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

photo
photograph
pic
snapshot
print
snap
close-up
still
telephoto
blowup
enlargement
monochrome
sepia
tintype
daguerreotype
ferrotype

as in shooter

a person skilled in shooting at a target a soldier who's an excellent shot with a rifle

Synonyms & Similar Words

shooter
sniper
marksman
sharpshooter
gun
rifleman
gunner
gunman
trapshooter
markswoman

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time drank a shot of whisky

Synonyms & Similar Words

sip
drink
gulp
slug
swallow
swig
belt
drop
snort
sup
draft
nip
drag
dram
quaff
swill

as in guess

an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence I have no idea what's different about you, but I'll take a shot: you cut your hair?

Synonyms & Similar Words

guess
guessing
shot in the dark
theory
surmise
conjecture
hunch
hypothesis
hypothetical
thesis
dead reckoning
speculation
supposition
guesswork
intuition
belief
faith

as in opportunity

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place we have a real shot at getting into the championship if we win this next match

Synonyms & Similar Words

opportunity
chance
opening
room
break
occasion
play
pass
way
juncture

shot

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shoot

as in fired

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

Synonyms & Similar Words

fired
blasted
threw
launched
squeezed off
hurled
discharged
projected
loosed
flung
lobbed
slung
cast
tossed
catapulted
sniped (at)
blazed (at)
hurtled
pelted
hove
pitched
heaved

as in blasted

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

fired
blasted
sniped
discharged
blazed
peppered
potshot
plinked

as in drilled

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

Synonyms & Similar Words

drilled
gunned
popped
killed
dropped
slaughtered
destroyed
plugged
butchered
potshot
picked off
shot down
brought down
shotgunned
blazed
massacred
blew away
peppered
dispatched
wiped out
sniped (at)
machine-gunned
slew
felled
blotted out
blasted (at)
pistoled
annihilated
decimated
iced
pistolled
fired (at)
tommy-gunned
croaked
did in

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

Synonyms & Similar Words

sped
raced
rushed
flew
chased
hurried
drove
jumped
traveled
zipped
trotted
run
scurried
buzzed
ran
zoomed
blasted
stepped
blew
darted
travelled
speeded
scooted
rammed
ripped
barreled
dashed
bowled
bolted
scuttled
hustled
hurled
rocketed
whisked
whirled
bombed
blazed
jogged
tore
humped
bundled
beat it
nipped
careened
belted
breezed
hurtled
jetted
hastened
barrelled
pelted
shook a leg
cannonballed
highballed
rustled
motored
coursed
hared
bustled
careered
stepped on it
galloped
hied
streaked
cracked (on)
got a move on
made tracks
scuffled
flitted
scudded
whizzed
sprinted
scampered
hotfooted (it)
accelerated
stepped out
stampeded
arrowed
beetled
quickened
overtook
outpaced
caught up
outran
outstripped
beelined
fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dragged
poked
crawled
crept
poked
lingered
lagged
hung (around or out)
strolled
sauntered
shuffled
hanged (around or out)
loitered
ambled
tarried
dallied
dawdled
lumbered
dillydallied
plodded
decelerated
slowed (down or up)

as in photographed

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

Synonyms & Similar Words

photographed
filmed
snapped
mugged
photoed
pictured
videotaped
retook
rephotographed
imaged

as in cast

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

Synonyms & Similar Words

cast
released
radiated
emitted
expelled
exhaled
eliminated
issued
poured
emanated
discharged
evolved
irradiated
gave out
threw out
sprayed
vented
evacuated
expired
squirted
ejected
erupted
secreted
excreted
exuded
sent (out)
spurted
oozed
jetted
gushed
spewed
spouted
outpoured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inhaled
absorbed
soaked (up)
took up
sucked (up)
sponged

as in shouted

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

Synonyms & Similar Words

shouted
cried
yelled
spoke out
spoke up
called
sounded off
piped up
hollered
talked up
spouted (off)
roared
bawled
thundered
sung (out)
sang (out)
spoke one's mind
vociferated
articulated
bayed
bellowed
enunciated
enounced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

suppressed
shut up
clammed up
hushed
belted up
dummied up
quieted

as in sprinkled

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

Synonyms & Similar Words

sprinkled
spotted
dotted
dyed
peppered
speckled
stained
mottled
flecked
dappled
striped
freckled
stippled
specked
blotched
marbled
splotched
streaked
blotted
set
interspersed
banded
barred
studded
spattered
bespattered

as in sent

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

Synonyms & Similar Words

sent
shipped
transported
transmitted
transferred
dispatched
delivered
packed (off)
rendered
gave
consigned
conveyed
passed
handed over
launched
dropped
presented
returned
imported
addressed
donated
contributed
exported
advanced
forwarded
bestowed
resent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

received
got
obtained
accepted
secured
drew
acquired
earned
gained
procured
garnered

单词	shot
释义	shot 1 of 3 noun ˈshät 1 a : an action of shooting b : a directed propelling of a missile specifically : a directed discharge of a firearm c(1) : a stroke or throw in an attempt to score points in a game (such as tennis, pool, or basketball) also : home run (2) : ability to shoot has the best shot on the team d : blast sense 5a e : a medical or narcotics injection 2 a plural shot : something propelled by shooting especially : small lead or steel pellets especially forming a charge for a shotgun b : a metal sphere of iron or brass that is heaved in the shot put 3 a : the distance that a missile is or can be thrown b : range, reach 4 : a charge to be paid : scot 5 : one that shoots especially : marksman 6 a : attempt, try give it a shot b : guess, conjecture c : chance sense 4a a shot at winning the prize d : a single appearance as an entertainer did a guest shot for the program 7 : an effective remark especially : swipe sense 2 a parting shot 8 a : a single photographic exposure especially : snapshot b : a single sequence of a motion picture or a television program shot by one camera without interruption 9 : a charge of explosives 10 a : a small measure or serving (such as one ounce) of undiluted liquor or other beverage vodka shots a shot of espresso b : a small amount applied at one time : dose a shot of fertilizer a shot of humor 11 shot plural : sprinkles, jimmies shot 2 of 3 past tense and past participle of shoot shot 3 of 3 adjective 1 a of a fabric : having contrasting and changeable color effects : iridescent b : suffused or streaked with a color hair shot with gray c : infused or permeated with a quality or element shot through with wit 2 : having the form of pellets resembling shot 3 : reduced to a ruined or useless state his nerves are shot Phrases a shot : for each one : apiece like a shot : very rapidly shot in the arm : stimulus, boost shot in the dark 1 : a wild guess 2 : an attempt that has little chance of success Synonyms Noun blasting discharge firing See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets let's take another shot at the puzzle Adjective The tires on the car are shot. Recent Examples on the Web Noun In football, Quintero never expected to get a varsity shot at El Dorado. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a monthslong wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot. Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a nearly two-month wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot. Amanda Seitz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 Despite hitting 30 home runs with 107 RBIs in the minors this year, Mervis is not expected to get a shot in the big leagues until 2023. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Transfer Parker Hanna, who replaced Bedford Friday, will get the first shot at locking that right tackle position down. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022 James Blackman was going to get a shot against the reigning national champion Crimson Tide. Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 There’s one more step before a fall booster campaign begins: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must recommend who should get the additional shot. Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Prospective recipients must wait at least two months after finishing their primary series of vaccinations or after receiving their last booster dose to get the new shot. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022 Adjective The best men’s shot putter in the world had another record-setting outing at Hayward Field. Chris Hansen, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2021 On the other side of the cut-throat quadrennial, shot putter Felisha Johnson, who ranks first in the United States and fourth in the world this year, fouled on all three attempts during qualifying. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2021 Sandy Armento, who lives across the street, shot cell phone video of the altercation that's been circulating on social media. CBS News, 23 Apr. 2021 This starting lineup needs another ballhandler, and shot creator. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 Two teens were injured in a double shooting Tuesday night with another shot early Wednesday morning, police said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 With adults, think of more gourmet goodies, DIY Halloween decorations, seasonal coffee and tea or even beer and shot glasses. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022 Where Onpattro required four-hour-long intravenous infusions, Amvuttra is delivered in shot form and lasts three months between doses rather than just three weeks. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 From the perspective of the early days of hard benchmarks, the opportunity cost of ten million dollars spent on a long-shot primary was about twenty-five hundred lives. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English sceot, scot; akin to Old High German scuz, Old Norse skot shot, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing shot allergy shot approach shot by a long shot booster shot bank shot a shot across the/someone's bow(s) counter-shot cheap shot draw shot dolly shot crack shot drop shot establishing shot follow shot get/be shot of give (something) a shot jump shot head shot hook shot long shot like a shot mug shot money shot one-shot deal one-shot passing shot parting shot pitch shot rim shot penalty shot shot clock split shot slap shot shot hole shot put shot in the arm shot in the dark tee shot take a shot the shot put combination shot make the shot foul shot tracking shot angle shot not by a long shot chip shot dunk shot moon shot wrist shot big shot set shot wood shot a shot took a parting shot See More allergy shot approach shot by a long shot booster shot bank shot a shot across the/someone's bow(s) counter-shot cheap shot draw shot dolly shot crack shot drop shot establishing shot follow shot get/be shot of give (something) a shot jump shot head shot hook shot long shot like a shot mug shot money shot one-shot deal one-shot passing shot parting shot pitch shot rim shot penalty shot shot clock split shot slap shot shot hole shot put shot in the arm shot in the dark tee shot take a shot the shot put combination shot make the shot foul shot tracking shot angle shot not by a long shot chip shot dunk shot moon shot wrist shot big shot set shot wood shot a shot took a parting shot See More Kids Definition shot 1 of 2 noun ˈshät 1 : the act of shooting The shot missed. 2 plural shot : a bullet, ball, or pellet for a gun or cannon 3 : attempt entry 2, try Take another shot at the puzzle. 4 : chance entry 1 sense 4 You have a shot at winning. 5 : the flight of a projectile or the distance it travels : range They were within rifle shot. 6 : a person who shoots That hunter is a good shot. 7 : a heavy metal ball thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest ( shot put ) 8 : an act of hitting, throwing, or kicking a ball or puck toward or into a goal 9 : an injection of something (as medicine) into the body 10 : photograph entry 1 shot 2 of 2 past tense and past participle of shoot Medical Definition shot 1 of 2 noun ˈshät : an injection of a drug, immunizing substance, nutrient, or medicament a tetanus shot see booster shot, flu shot shot 2 of 2 past and past part of shoot shot 1 of 2 noun 1 as in firing a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance firing blasting volley barrage bombardment discharge burst potshot hail blitz salvo shower fusillade broadside blitzkrieg storm drumfire cannonade 2 as in try an effort to do or accomplish something let's take another shot at the puzzle Synonyms & Similar Words try attempt stab go pass bid offer whack fling trial assay essay crack endeavor bash whirl striving struggle undertaking throes trial and error 3 as in photo a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera took a shot of his family for the scrapbook Synonyms & Similar Words photo photograph pic snapshot print snap close-up still telephoto blowup enlargement monochrome sepia tintype daguerreotype ferrotype 4 as in shooter a person skilled in shooting at a target a soldier who's an excellent shot with a rifle Synonyms & Similar Words shooter sniper marksman sharpshooter gun rifleman gunner gunman trapshooter markswoman 5 as in sip the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time drank a shot of whisky Synonyms & Similar Words sip drink gulp slug swallow swig belt drop snort sup draft nip drag dram quaff swill 6 as in guess an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence I have no idea what's different about you, but I'll take a shot: you cut your hair? Synonyms & Similar Words guess guessing shot in the dark theory surmise conjecture hunch hypothesis hypothetical thesis dead reckoning speculation supposition guesswork intuition belief faith 7 as in opportunity a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place we have a real shot at getting into the championship if we win this next match Synonyms & Similar Words opportunity chance opening room break occasion play pass way juncture shot 2 of 2 verb past tense of shoot 1 as in fired to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets Synonyms & Similar Words fired blasted threw launched squeezed off hurled discharged projected loosed flung lobbed slung cast tossed catapulted sniped (at) blazed (at) hurtled pelted hove pitched heaved 2 as in blasted to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly Synonyms & Similar Words fired blasted sniped discharged blazed peppered potshot plinked 3 as in drilled to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season Synonyms & Similar Words drilled gunned popped killed dropped slaughtered destroyed plugged butchered potshot picked off shot down brought down shotgunned blazed massacred blew away peppered dispatched wiped out sniped (at) machine-gunned slew felled blotted out blasted (at) pistoled annihilated decimated iced pistolled fired (at) tommy-gunned croaked did in 4 as in sped to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope Synonyms & Similar Words sped raced rushed flew chased hurried drove jumped traveled zipped trotted run scurried buzzed ran zoomed blasted stepped blew darted travelled speeded scooted rammed ripped barreled dashed bowled bolted scuttled hustled hurled rocketed whisked whirled bombed blazed jogged tore humped bundled beat it nipped careened belted breezed hurtled jetted hastened barrelled pelted shook a leg cannonballed highballed rustled motored coursed hared bustled careered stepped on it galloped hied streaked cracked (on) got a move on made tracks scuffled flitted scudded whizzed sprinted scampered hotfooted (it) accelerated stepped out stampeded arrowed beetled quickened overtook outpaced caught up outran outstripped beelined fast-forwarded Antonyms & Near Antonyms dragged poked crawled crept poked lingered lagged hung (around or out) strolled sauntered shuffled hanged (around or out) loitered ambled tarried dallied dawdled lumbered dillydallied plodded decelerated slowed (down or up) See More 5 as in photographed to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted Synonyms & Similar Words photographed filmed snapped mugged photoed pictured videotaped retook rephotographed imaged 6 as in cast to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks Synonyms & Similar Words cast released radiated emitted expelled exhaled eliminated issued poured emanated discharged evolved irradiated gave out threw out sprayed vented evacuated expired squirted ejected erupted secreted excreted exuded sent (out) spurted oozed jetted gushed spewed spouted outpoured Antonyms & Near Antonyms inhaled absorbed soaked (up) took up sucked (up) sponged 7 as in shouted to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot Synonyms & Similar Words shouted cried yelled spoke out spoke up called sounded off piped up hollered talked up spouted (off) roared bawled thundered sung (out) sang (out) spoke one's mind vociferated articulated bayed bellowed enunciated enounced Antonyms & Near Antonyms suppressed shut up clammed up hushed belted up dummied up quieted See More 8 as in sprinkled to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green Synonyms & Similar Words sprinkled spotted dotted dyed peppered speckled stained mottled flecked dappled striped freckled stippled specked blotched marbled splotched streaked blotted set interspersed banded barred studded spattered bespattered 9 as in sent to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news Synonyms & Similar Words sent shipped transported transmitted transferred dispatched delivered packed (off) rendered gave consigned conveyed passed handed over launched dropped presented returned imported addressed donated contributed exported advanced forwarded bestowed resent Antonyms & Near Antonyms received got obtained accepted secured drew acquired earned gained procured garnered See More Phrases Containing shot a shot big shot like a shot by a long shot shot in the arm shot in the dark a shot big shot like a shot by a long shot shot in the arm shot in the dark
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