shot
- noun1 act of firing a gunADJECTIVE▪ excellent, fine, good, well-placed▪ clean▪
He killed them with a clean shot to their heads.
▪ lucky▪ random▪ fatal▪ warning▪ clear▪ first, opening (often figurative)▪the opening shot in the election campaign
▪ cheap, parting (both figurative)▪ cannon, gun, pistol, rifle▪I heard a pistol shot.
▪ head▪That man fired the fatal head shot.
… OF SHOTS▪ volley▪A volley of shots rang out.
VERB + SHOT▪ aim▪ fire, take▪I took a few more shots at the target, but missed.
SHOT + VERB▪ ring out▪ hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth▪The shot hit him in the chest.
▪ kill sb/sth▪ miss (sb/sth)PREPOSITION▪ shot from▪a shot from his rifle
▪ shot to▪She was killed by a single shot to the head.
2 person who shoots a gun, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ crack, excellent, good▪She is a crack shot with a rifle.
▪ bad, poor3 act of kicking/hitting/throwing a ballADJECTIVE▪ excellent, fine, good, great, superb (esp. BrE), well-placed▪ awesome (esp. BrE), brilliant (esp. AmE) (both informal)▪ errant (esp. AmE), poor, wayward (esp. BrE)▪ long, long-range▪ close-range▪ 20-yard, 25-yard, etc.▪ low▪ game-winning (AmE)▪ trickVERB + SHOT▪ crack (esp. BrE), get in, have, take, try▪He cracked a terrific shot into the bottom corner of the net.
▪Go on—take another shot.
▪ miss▪ scuff (BrE)▪He scuffed a shot from the edge of the box.
▪ block, parry (esp. BrE), save▪He has blocked 850 shots in his NBA career.
▪The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound.
SHOT + VERB▪ be on target (esp. BrE)▪ go wide, miss▪My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target.
PREPOSITION▪ shot at, shot on▪Their captain tried a long shot on goal.
▪ shot from▪his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area
▪a superb shot from Rivaldo
4 photograph; picture in a film/movieADJECTIVE▪ camera▪ close-up, long, medium▪ aerial, overhead, still▪ tracking, wide-angle, zoom▪ exterior, location▪ establishing, opening▪ action, crowd▪ money (figurative, esp. AmE)▪ fashion, publicity▪ cover▪ screen (usually screenshot) (= from a computer)▪ mug (usually mugshot) (= photograph of sb's face kept by the police)… OF SHOTS▪ seriesVERB + SHOT▪ get, take▪I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line.
▪ snap▪Kate snapped a few shots with her camera through the window.
SHOT + VERB▪ show sth▪a wide-angle shot showing the Grand Canyon
PREPOSITION▪ shot from▪a shot from a low angle
▪ shot of▪a publicity shot of the band performing
5 (esp. AmE) injection of a drugADJECTIVE▪ booster▪ allergy, flu, tetanusVERB + SHOT▪ give sb▪ get, have▪Have you had all your shots for your expedition yet?
PREPOSITION▪ shot of▪a shot of penicillin
▪The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin.
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shot pt, pp — shot n … English expressions
Shot — Shot, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS. gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss, geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E. shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shot — Ⅰ. shot [1] ► NOUN 1) the firing of a gun or cannon. 2) a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot. 3) a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports, in particular an attempt to score. 4) informal an attempt… … English terms dictionary
shot — shot1 [shät] n. [ME < OE sceot < sceotan (akin to ON skot, Ger schuss): see SHOOT] 1. the act of shooting; discharge of a missile, esp. from a gun 2. a) the distance over which a missile travels b) range; reach; scope 3 … English World dictionary
shot — (n.) O.E. scot, sceot an act of shooting, that which is discharged in shooting, from P.Gmc. *skutan (Cf. O.N. skutr, O.Fris. skete, M.Du. scote, Ger. Schuß a shot ), related to sceotan to shoot (see SHOOT (Cf. shoot)). Meaning … Etymology dictionary
Shot — Shot, n. [AS. scot, sceot, fr. sce[ o]tan to shoot; akin to D. sschot, Icel. skot. [root]159. See {Scot} a share, {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shot} a shooting.] A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot. [1913 Webster] Here no shots are where all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shot — «Shot» Canción de The Rasmus álbum Hide from the Sun Publicación 30 de marzo de 2006 … Wikipedia Español
shot of — Brit informal : no longer having someone or something that you do not want I m ready to get/be shot of [=rid of] this job. The band wants to be shot of its manager. • • • Main Entry: ↑shot … Useful english dictionary
Shot — Shot, a. Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See {Shoot}, v. t., 8. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shot — Shot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shotting}.] To load with shot, as a gun. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shot — sb., tet, s el. shot, sene el. tene (lille glas spiritus), i sms. shot , fx shotglas … Dansk ordbog
