資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Shot \Shot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shotting}.]
To load with shot, as a gun. --Totten.
資料來源 : WordNet®
shot
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}]
[also: {shotting}, {shotted}]
shot
n 1: an attempt to score in a game
2: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a
club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes
to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good
balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
[syn: {stroke}]
3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but
accurate" [syn: {shooting}]
4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
[syn: {crack}]
5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a
syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {injection}]
6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed
past his ear" [syn: {pellet}]
7: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held
camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he
tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: {snapshot},
{snap}]
8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of
action in a film [syn: {scene}]
9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {stab}]
10: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
`drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shaft}, {slam}, {dig},
{barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
11: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering
from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot
to the chin"
12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
{nip}]
13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in
the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability
to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shooter}]
15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified
destination [syn: {blastoff}]
16: an explosive charge used in blasting
17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess},
{guesswork}, {guessing}, {dead reckoning}]
[also: {shotting}, {shotted}]
shotting
See {shot}
shot
See {shoot}
[also: {shotting}, {shotted}]