Meaning of shot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Tired, weary
2. A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
3. Act to effect a shot, action to throw.
4. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
   countable, uncountable
5. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something
6. Result to throw.
7. The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
   countable, uncountable
8. The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
   countable
9. Worn out or broken
10. Shot of a weapon of fire.
11. The athletics event of shot put.
    uncountable
12. Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance
13. Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
    uncountable
14. simple past and past participle of shoot
15. Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
    historical, uncountable
16. Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
    countable, uncountable
17. An opportunity or attempt.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
18. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
    countable, uncountable
19. A punch or other physical blow.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
20. 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)
    countable, uncountable
21. A single serving of espresso.
    countable, uncountable
22. A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
23. A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
    countable, uncountable
24. A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
    Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable
25. Any injection.
    countable, uncommon, uncountable
26. A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
    countable, informal, uncountable
27. Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
    countable, uncountable
28. A cast of one or more nets.
    countable, uncountable
29. A place or spot for setting nets.
    countable, uncountable
30. A single draft or catch of fish made.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The shot was wide of the mark.”

“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.”

“The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.”

“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.”

“Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.”

“The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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”

“Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O!”

“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.”

“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.”

“[…] 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.”

“His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.”

“Drink up. It's his shot.”

“Here no shots are where all sharers be.”

“A man is never […] welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome".”

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