Definitions from Wordnet 2.0

• the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
• the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
• (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"
• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
• informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
• an attempt to score in a game
• 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"
• a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
• an explosive charge used in blasting
• sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
• 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"
• an estimate based on little or no information
• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
• 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"
• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
• a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
• a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
• varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

Definitions from Wiktionary

• an attempt to score in a game ,
• (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" ,
• the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" ,
• a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" ,
• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" ,
• a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" ,
• 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" ,
• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film ,
• informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" , 10. 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" , 1
• 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" , 1
• a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" , 1
• sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" , 1
• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" , 1
• the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination , 1
• an explosive charge used in blasting , 1
• an estimate based on little or no information

• Shot: NOTOC_shot Shot may refer to: The act of shooting , firing a gun or other projectile weapon. Gunshot , the act of firing a gun. Nuclear testing ...
• Shot put: The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible ...
• Round shot: Round shot (or solid shot, or a cannonball, or simply ball) is a solid projectile without explosive charge, fired from a cannon . ...
• Shotgun: shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot , or a solid projectile called a slug . ...
• Shot (filmmaking): In film , a shot is a continuous strip of motion picture film, created of a series of frame s, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time ...

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