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shot

/ shot /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
"he trained at putting the shot"
Type of:
sports equipment sporting goods
noun Sense 2
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"his parting shot was `drop dead''"
"she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Type of:
remark comment
Kinds of:
cheap shot
Derived:
jeer scoff flout barrack gibe
noun Sense 3
an explosive charge used in blasting
Type of:
charge burster bursting charge
noun Sense 4
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
"the shot buzzed past his ear"
Type of:
projectile missile
Kinds of:
BB BB shot bird shot buckshot duck shot
Has parts:
case shot canister canister shot
noun Sense 5
a blow hard enough to cause injury
"he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"
"I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
Type of:
blow
Kinds of:
cheap shot
noun Sense 6
an attempt to score in a game
Type of:
attempt effort endeavor
Kinds of:
basketball shot slapshot headshot
noun Sense 7
informal words for any attempt or effort
"he gave it his best shot"
"he took a stab at forecasting"
Type of:
attempt effort endeavor
noun Sense 8
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
"he is a crack shot"
"a poor shooter"
Type of:
expert
Kinds of:
marksman sharpshooter crack shot gunman gun
Derived:
shoot pip hit
noun Sense 9
a chance to do something
"he wanted a shot at the champion"
Type of:
opportunity chance
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 10
a small drink of liquor
"he poured a shot of whiskey"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
noun Sense 11
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Type of:
photograph photo exposure
Kinds of:
outtake
Has parts:
movie film picture
noun Sense 12
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Type of:
rocket firing rocket launching
Derived:
blast off
noun Sense 13
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
"the nurse gave him a flu shot"
Type of:
medical care medical aid
Kinds of:
intradermal injection intramuscular injection intravenous injection subcutaneous injection
Derived:
inject shoot
noun Sense 14
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"
"a good shot require good balance and tempo"
"he left me an almost impossible shot"
Type of:
maneuver manoeuvre play
Kinds of:
break carom cannon masse masse shot
Derived:
stroke
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 15
the act of firing a projectile
"his shooting was slow but accurate"
Type of:
propulsion actuation
Kinds of:
shoot countershot discharge firing firing off
Derived:
shoot
noun Sense 16
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
"my snapshots haven''t been developed yet"
"he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
Type of:
photograph photo exposure
Derived:
photograph snap shoot
noun Sense 17
an estimate based on little or no information
Type of:
estimate estimation approximation
Derived:
guess venture pretend hazard think
adjective satellite Sense 18
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
"changeable taffeta"
"chatoyant (or shot) silk"
"a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
Similar:
colorful colourful
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
98
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

sports equipment sporting goods remark comment cheap shot charge burster bursting charge projectile missile BB BB shot