shot /ʃɒt/
1. the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
3. (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 requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
4. a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
5. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
6. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
7. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
8. a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
9. 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"
synset: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
10. an estimate based on little or no information
synset: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead_reckoning
11. 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"
12. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
synset: shot
13. an explosive charge used in blasting
synset: shot
14. 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"
synset: shot
15. an attempt to score in a game
synset: shot
16. informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
17. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
synset: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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