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shot

1 shot /ˈʃɑːt/ noun
plural shots
1 shot
/ˈʃɑːt/
noun
plural shots
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOT
[count] : an act of shooting a gun
see also gunshot, potshot
[noncount]
: buckshot
: the objects (called ammunition) that are shot from cannons and other old-fashioned weapons see also slingshot
[count] : a person who shoots a gun
see also big shot
[count] : a critical or hurtful remark
see also cheap shot, potshot
[count] : the act of hitting someone or something with your hand or an object
[count]
: an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing a ball or puck toward or into a goal
: a ball or puck that is kicked, hit, or thrown toward or into a goal
see also chip shot, foul shot, jump shot, slap shot
[count]
: an attempt to do something successfully usually singular
often + at
: a chance that something will happen or be achieved usually singular
often + at
see also long shot
[count] informal : 1photograph often + of
see also mug shot, snapshot
[count] : a part of a movie or a television show that is filmed by one camera without stopping
10 
[count] chiefly US : an act of putting something (such as medicine or vaccine) into the body with a needle : injection often + of
11 
[count]
: a small amount of a drink and especially a strong alcoholic drink often + of
called also (British) short
: a small amount of something often + of
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[count] : a heavy metal ball that people throw as far as they can in the athletic event called the shot put

a shot

US, informal

a shot across the/someone's bow(s)

: a warning to not do something or to stop doing something

a shot in the arm

: something that makes someone or something stronger or more active, confident, etc.

a shot in the dark

: a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence
: an attempt that is not likely to succeed

call the shots

informal
: to be in charge or control of something

like a shot

: immediately and very quickly
2 shot
2 shot
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOT
past tense and past participle of 1shoot
3 shot /ˈʃɑːt/ adjective
3 shot
/ˈʃɑːt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOT
not used before a noun
informal : in a very bad condition
of a fabric : having threads of a different color woven in often + with
: having a particular color, quality, feature, etc., throughout usually + with

shot of

British, informal
: no longer having someone or something that you do not want