shot
Part of speech: adj
noun
intj
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: The past participle of shoot.
Inflected forms:
form: more shot
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most shot
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: shots
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Tired, weary.
pos: adj
examples: I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
gloss: Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
pos: adj
examples: Tell me true, are you not glad to be fairly shot of him?
gloss: Worn out or broken.
pos: adj
tags: colloquial
examples: The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine."
Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well
gloss: Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
pos: adj
examples: The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
gloss: The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The shot was wide of the mark.
gloss: The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
gloss: The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
gloss: The athletics event of shot put.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.
gloss: Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.
The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.
gloss: Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
pos: noun
tags: historical
uncountable
examples: The shot for this ship's deck guns, in that day, consisted only of solid iron balls such as ten-pounders.
Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war,
They knew not, ah, they knew not ſimple men,
How thoſe were hit by pelting Cannon ſhot,
Stand ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe,
Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
gloss: Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: He'd make a bad soldier, since he's a lousy shot.
Sir William was a Shot and could not support the idea of losing such a Day, even for such a Cause.
"But tell me, was it he who shot that goblin-hare down by Christiania, which you told me about once?" "Oh, that hare! No, that was a professional shot from those parts called Brandte-Lars."
As a shot, I will only refer you to my own game-book; and if, after examining the records contained therein, you can show me an equally proficient man in that special line, well — I'll take off my hat to him.
His lineage is legitimate. He has had an excellent education, possesses no debts, never hurt an animal or a woman, and is even a decent shot.
gloss: An opportunity or attempt.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
You won't see me buying a round of Jägerbombs for girls half my age because I know when I have no shot.
There are no decent galactic dating services. To have a shot at romance, you need to talk to people.
Spain’s acting prime minister, the socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, has a fresh, if fraught, shot at returning to power after his conservative rival Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his attempt to take office in an ill-tempered investiture debate that followed July’s inconclusive general election.
gloss: A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.
gloss: A punch or other physical blow.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
slang
uncountable
gloss: 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)
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
gloss: A single serving of espresso.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O!
gloss: A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
Even if everyone else is taking close-up shots of the crumpled body of a rock climber who fell to his death, and your photographer did too, maybe you don't feel the need to air that shot.
On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.
gloss: A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Canada
US
countable
uncountable
examples: tetanus shot
I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gray took their daughter, Venora, to Dr. W. J. Buck for a tetanus shot the first of the week in order to guard against infection following a severe injury to her foot caused by stepping on a broken bottle in the canal last week.
gloss: Any injection.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncommon
uncountable
examples: […] allowed heroin addicts to receive daily heroin shots supervised by a nurse in a clinical setting. Switzerland has since expanded this program due to evidence that crime rates and unemployment rates among participants drop during participation (266-7).
Chung Seo-un has traces of opium shots in her upper right arm, which is swollen and has hardened bloody lumps like stones.
gloss: A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
pos: noun
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
examples: His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
gloss: Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A cast of one or more nets.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A place or spot for setting nets.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A single draft or catch of fish made.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.
pos: intj
tags: New-Zealand
colloquial
Related words: bloodshot
breastshot
cup-shot
unshot
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: сачма́
roman: sačmá
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 散彈 /散弹
roman: sǎndàn
lang: Danish
word: hagl
lang: Dutch
word: hagel
lang: Finnish
word: hauli
lang: French
word: plomb
lang: Georgian
word: საფანტი
roman: sapanṭi
lang: German
word: Kugel
lang: German
word: Schrot
lang: Greek
word: σκάγια
roman: skágia
lang: Hebrew
word: קֶלַע
roman: kela
lang: Hebrew
word: כַּדוּר תּוֹתָח
roman: kadur totakh
lang: Japanese
word: 散弾
roman: sandan
lang: Japanese
word: 霰弾
roman: sandan
lang: Korean
word: 산탄
roman: santan
lang: Māori
word: hōta
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: hagl
lang: Polish
word: śrut
lang: Romanian
word: alică
lang: Romanian
word: plumb
lang: Russian
word: дробь
roman: drobʹ
lang: Slovak
word: brok
lang: Swahili
word: kaptula
lang: Swahili
word: marisaa
lang: Swedish
word: hagel
lang: Swedish
word: skrot
lang: Turkish
word: saçma
lang: Woiwurrung
word: murradu
lang: Yup'ik
word: kal'ciissaaq