shot

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English scēot, from Germanic *skot-. Cognate with German Schoß. Compare scot.

Adjective

shot (comparative more shot, superlative most shot)

  1. (colloquial) Worn out.
    The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot.
    • 2004, Garret Keizer, Help: The Original Human Dilemma‎, page 50:
      ... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine."
  2. (Of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
    The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
  3. tired, weary
    I have to go to bed now, I'm shot.
Translations
worn out
woven from warp and weft strands of different colours
tired, weary
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Noun

shot (plural shots)

  1. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
    The shot was wide off the mark.
  2. (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
    They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
    • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, BBC Sport:
      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.
  3. (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
    The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
  4. (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
  5. (uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
  6. (referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly
    I brought him hunting as he's a good shot.
    He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.
  7. An opportunity or attempt.
    I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
  8. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
    • 2003, Carla Marinucci, "On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):
      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.
  9. (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
  10. A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
    I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
  11. A single serving of espresso.
  12. (photography, film) A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
    We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
  13. A vaccination or injection.
    I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
Derived terms
Terms derived from shot (noun)
Expressions
Translations
result of launching a projectile
launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal
heavy iron ball used for the shot put
small metal balls used as ammunition
opportunity or attempt
critical or insulting comment
sports slang: punch blow
measure of alcohol
single serving of espresso
photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures
vaccination or injection

Verb

shot

  1. simple past tense and past participle of shoot

Verb

shot (third-person singular simple present shots, present participle shotting, simple past and past participle shotted)

  1. (transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Noun

shot (plural shots)

  1. A charge to paid, a scot or shout.
    Drink up. It's his shot.
Translations
payment (of a bill), scot or shout

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Interjection

shot

  1. (colloquial, South Africa) Thank you.

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Swedish

Noun

shot c

  1. shot; measure of alcohol

Usage notes

In Sweden, the term "shot" usually refers to a measure of 4 or 6 cl of alcohol.

Declension

Declension of shot
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shot shotten shottar shottarna
genitive shots shottens shottars shottarnas

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