shot

Meaning

Adj

1. Tired, weary.
2. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
3. (colloquial) Worn out or broken.
4. Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

Verb

simple past and past participle of shoot

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
3. (countable) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
4. (uncountable) The athletics event of shot put.
5. (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
6. (historical, uncountable) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
7. (countable, uncountable) Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
8. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An opportunity or attempt.
9. (countable, uncountable) A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
10. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A punch or other physical blow.
11. (countable, uncountable) A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
12. (countable, uncountable) A single serving of espresso.
13. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
14. (countable, uncountable) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
15. (Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A vaccination or injection.
16. (countable, informal, uncountable) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
17. (countable, uncountable) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
18. (countable, uncountable) A cast of one or more nets.
19. (countable, uncountable) A place or spot for setting nets.
20. (countable, uncountable) A single draft or catch of fish made.

Verb

1. (transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.
2. (Multicultural-London-English, transitive) To sell illegal drugs; to deal.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.

Noun

A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

Intj

An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.

shoot

• Verb
• Noun
• Intj

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Synonyms

bullet

injection

shell

🐚

pellet

projectile

cartridge

shooter

still

gunshot

frame

snapshot

shoot

photo

snap

photograph

ball

scene

shooting

marksman

slug

guess

chatoyant

charge

stroke

iridescent

round

range

picture

shaft

discharge

jab

throw

hit

vaccination

barb

stab

blastoff

firing

changeable

chance

🎲

cast

drink

🥤

kick

buckshot

launch

dig

beat

attempt

dead reckoning

jibe

Translations

tir

sparo

Schuss

tiro

βολή

disparo

πυροβολισμός

schot

colpo

coup

iniezione

σφαίρα

bala

Schrot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɒt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: sceot

In summary

The past participle of shoot.

Sentences

He was going too fast by a long shot .

Close shot of the COLONEL .

The film was shot at the Los Angeles Times Building .

This series was shot in Toronto , Ontario .

The film was predominantly shot in Lagos .

Cooper narrowly avoids being shot on several occasions .