shot

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Tired, weary.

   • I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
2. 2

   Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.

   • Tell me true, are you not glad to be fairly shot of him?
3. 3

   Worn out or broken.

   • 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
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   1. 4

      Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent…

      Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

      • The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
   2. 5

      simple past and past participle of shoot

   3. 6

      The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

      • The shot was wide of the mark.
   4. 7

      The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

      • 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.
   5. 8

      The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.

      • The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
   6. 9

      The athletics event of shot put.

      • 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.
   7. 10

      Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition,…

      Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.

      • Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.
      • The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.
   8. 11

      Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.

      • 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.
   9. 12

      Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.)

      Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.

      • 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."
   10. 13

       An opportunity or attempt.

       • 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.
   11. 14

       A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.

       • 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.
   12. 15

       A punch or other physical blow.

   13. 16

       A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from…

       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)

       • 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
   14. 17

       A single serving of espresso.

   15. 18

       A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.

       • Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O!
   16. 19

       A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital…

       A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

       • 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.
   17. 20

       A vaccination

       A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.

       • tetanus shot
       • I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
   18. 21

       Any injection.

       • Chung Seo-un has traces of opium shots in her upper right arm, which is swollen and has hardened bloody lumps like stones.
   19. 22

       A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred…

       A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).

       • His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
   20. 23

       Written documentation of a behavior infraction.

   21. 24

       A cast of one or more nets.

   22. 25

       A place or spot for setting nets.

   23. 26

       A single draft or catch of fish made.

   24. 27

       To load (a gun) with shot.

       • His order to me was, to see the top Chains put upon the Cables, and the Guns shotted.
   25. 28

       To sell illegal drugs

       To sell illegal drugs; to deal.

       • The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell.
       • [Verse 2:Kano]:If you've been shotting in the manor from way back when and you ain't on a kilo ting, I don't wanna hear about cunch and food and tings, man don't do those tings.
   26. 29

       To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.

   27. 30

       A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

       • 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".
   28. 31

       An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.

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