- a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
- a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush.
- a casual or aimless shot.
- a random or incidental criticism: to take a potshot at military spending in a speech on taxation.
- to fire or aim potshots: critics potshotting at the administration.
- a chance shot taken casually, hastily, or without careful aim
- a shot fired to kill game in disregard of the rules of sport
- a shot fired at quarry within easy range, often from an ambush
