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- 1. the firing of a gun or cannon: "he brought down a caribou with a single shot to the neck" Similar
- 2. a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as basketball, tennis, or golf: "his partner pulled off a winning backhand shot" Similar
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The meaning of SHOT is an action of shooting. How to use shot in a sentence. an action of shooting; a directed propelling of a missile; specifically : a directed discharge of a firearm…
an injection (= the act of putting a drug or vaccine into someone's body with a needle), or an amount of the drug or vaccine put into the body by a single injection: It's important to get regular flu shots.
1. The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun. 2. The distance over which something is shot; the range. 3. a. An attempt to hit a target with a projectile: His shot at the bear missed by inches. b. An attempt to reach a target with a rocket: a moon shot.
Shot definition: a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.. See examples of SHOT used in a sentence.
1. Shot is the past tense and past participle of shoot. 2. countable noun. A shot is an act of firing a gun. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot. They fired a volley of shots at the target. 3. countable noun [adjective NOUN] Someone who is a good shot can shoot well.
: to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement. also : to score by so doing. shoot the winning goal. shoot a basket. (5)
Contents. SHOT definition: 1. the action of firing a bullet from a gun: 2. an attempt to score points in sports such as…. Learn more.
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. Synonyms: pop, plug, wound, hit, gun, drop, blow away, pick off, mow down, cut down, bring down. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet.
shot. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Sport, Weapons, Photography, Film, Drink shot1 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ S2 W2 noun 1 gun [ countable] a) an act of firing a gun He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots.
noun. /ʃɒt/ /ʃɑːt/ Idioms. with gun. [countable] the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes. We heard some shots in the distance. shot at somebody/something Someone took a shot at the car. shot to something She was killed by a single shot to the head. The man fired several shots from his pistol. see also gunshot, potshot. Extra Examples.
