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warning shot

noun

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.

  2. An action intended to act as a warning.

    • I believe that most members of Congress interpreted these ads as a warning shot rather than an effective grass roots mobilization tool.

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No curated loop yet for warning shot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA