1. a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
2. the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight.
3. an aimed discharge of a missile.
4. an attempt to hit a target with a missile.
5. an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc.
6. a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun.
7. such pellets collectively: a charge of shot.
8. a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon.
9. such projectiles collectively: shot and shell.
10. a person who shoots; marksman: He was a good shot.
11. a blow; punch: The prizefighter was knocked out by a shot in the chin.
12. anything like a shot, especially in being sudden and forceful.
13. a heavy metal ball that competitors cast as far as possible in shot-putting contests.
14. an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in certain games, especially in an attempt to score.
15. an attempt or try: He's entitled to a shot at the championship.
16. a remark aimed at some person or thing.
17. a guess at something.
18. a hypodermic injection, as of a serum, vaccine, narcotic, or anaesthetic: He took a series of immunizing shots for hay fever.
19. a small quantity, especially an ounce, of undiluted liquor.
20. an amount due, especially at a tavern.
21. Photography.
• a photograph, especially a snapshot: Here's a nice shot of my kids.
• the act of making a photograph, especially a snapshot.
22. a unit of action photographed without interruption and constituting a single camera view.
23. an explosive charge in place for detonation, as in mining or quarrying.
24. comparatively hard globules of metal in the body of a casting.
25. a 90-foot (27-meter) length of anchor cable or chain.
26. a compulsory series of exchanges, especially when it proves favorable to the aggressor.
27. Textiles.
• a pick sent through the shed in a single throw of the shuttle.
• (in carpet weaving) filling yarn used to bind the pile to the fabric, usually expressed with a preceding number representing the quantity of picks used: three-shot carpet.
• a defect in a fabric caused by an unusual color or size in the yarn.
28. a chance with odds for and against; a bet: a 20 to 1 shot that his horse will come in first.

29. to load or supply with shot.
30. to weight with shot.

31. to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower.

32. long shot (def. 4).
33. to indicate beforehand what one intends to do and how one intends to do it.
34. to have the power or authority to make decisions or control policy: Now that he's chairman of the board, he calls the shots.
35. make an attempt at: I'll have a shot at solving the problem.
36. instantly; quickly: He bolted out of here like a shot.
37. something that results in renewed vigor, confidence, etc.; stimulus: Her recent promotion has given her a shot in the arm. The new members gave the club a shot in the arm.
38. a wild guess; a random conjecture.

1. simple past tense and past participle of shoot¹.

2. woven so as to present a play of colors; having a changeable color; variegated, as silk.
3. spread or streaked with color: the dawn sky shot with gold.
4. in hopelessly bad condition; ruined: Those sneakers are really shot. His morale is shot.
5. intoxicated.

1. the act or an instance of discharging a projectile
2. a solid missile, such as an iron ball or a lead pellet, discharged from a firearm
• small round pellets of lead collectively, as used in cartridges
• metal in the form of coarse powder or small pellets
4. the distance that a discharged projectile travels or is capable of travelling
5. a person who shoots, esp with regard to his ability
6. an attempt; effort
7. a guess or conjecture
8. any act of throwing or hitting something, as in certain sports
9. the launching of a rocket, missile, etc, esp to a specified destination
• a single photograph
• a series of frames on cine film concerned with a single event
• a length of film taken by a single camera without breaks, used with others to build up a full motion picture or television film
11. an injection, as of a vaccine or narcotic drug
12. a glass of alcoholic drink, esp spirits
13. a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
14. an explosive charge used in blasting
15. globules of metal occurring in the body of a casting that are harder than the rest of the casting
16. a unit of chain length equal to 75 feet (Brit) or 90 feet (US)
17. to have control over an organization, course of action, etc
18. have a shot at informal
• to attempt
• to jibe at or vex
19. very quickly, esp willingly
20. anything that regenerates, increases confidence or efficiency, etc
21. a wild guess
22. that is the right thing to do

23. to weight or load with shot

1. the past tense and past participle of shoot

2. (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect
3. streaked with colour
4. exhausted
5. to get rid of

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