shot
noun
[ ʃɒt ]
• the firing of a gun or cannon.
• "Mulder killed him with a single shot"
• a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as football, tennis, or golf.
• "his partner pulled off a winning backhand shot"
Similar:
stroke,
hit,
strike,
kick,
throw,
pitch,
roll,
bowl,
lob,
fling,
hurl,
shot-put,
• a ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon.
• a photograph.
• "a group shot of all the family"
Similar:
photograph,
photo,
snap,
snapshot,
picture,
likeness,
image,
portrait,
study,
print,
slide,
transparency,
negative,
positive,
plate,
film,
bromide,
frame,
exposure,
still,
proof,
enprint,
enlargement,
• a small drink of spirits.
• "he took a shot of whisky"
• the launch of a space rocket.
• "a moon shot"
Origin:
Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot.
shot
verb
• past and past participle of shoot.
shot
adjective
• (of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect when looked at from different angles.
• "a dress of shot silk"
Similar:
variegated,
mottled,
watered,
moiré,
multicoloured,
many-coloured,
varicoloured,
iridescent,
opalescent,
lustrous,
shimmering,
• ruined or worn out.
• "a completely shot engine will put you out of the race"
shot
noun
• a bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub or bar.
• "he had paid her shot"
Origin:
late Middle English: from shot1; compare with Old English scēotan ‘shoot, pay, contribute’ and scot.
shoot
verb
• kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.
• "he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery"
Similar:
gun down,
shoot down,
mow down,
hit,
wound,
injure,
cut down,
bring down,
put a bullet in,
pick off,
bag,
fell,
kill,
execute,
put before a firing squad,
pot,
blast,
pump full of lead,
plug,
zap,
slay,
• move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction.
• "the car shot forward"
Similar:
race,
hurry,
hasten,
flash,
dash,
dart,
rush,
speed,
hurtle,
streak,
really move,
spank along,
whirl,
whizz,
go like lightning,
go hell for leather,
whoosh,
buzz,
zoom,
swoop,
blast,
charge,
stampede,
gallop,
chase,
career,
bustle,
sweep,
hare,
fly,
wing,
scurry,
scud,
scutter,
belt,
scoot,
scorch,
tear,
zap,
zip,
whip (along),
get cracking,
get a move on,
step on it,
burn rubber,
go like a bat out of hell,
bomb,
bucket,
shift,
put one's foot down,
clip,
boogie,
hightail,
barrel,
lay rubber,
fleet,
post,
hie,
drag/tear/haul ass,
• (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.
• "Williams twice shot wide"
• film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.).
• "she has just been commissioned to shoot a video"
Similar:
film,
photograph,
take/get a photograph/photo of,
take/get photographs of,
take/get a picture of,
take/get pictures of,
take someone's picture/photo,
take/get a snapshot/snap of,
take,
snap,
make a film of,
televise,
video,
• (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate.
• "some years one or other plant fails to shoot"
• inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug).
• "he shot dope into his arm"
• plane (the edge of a board) accurately.
• "I shot the longer edge down on the planer"
Origin:
Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schieten and German schiessen, also to sheet1, shot1, and shut.
