5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shot \Shot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shotting}.] To load with shot, as a gun. --Totten. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shotted \Shot"ted\, a. 1. Loaded with shot. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shot adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}] n 1: an attempt to score in a game 2: (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 require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: {stroke}] 3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: {shooting}] 4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: {crack}] 5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: {injection}] 6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: {pellet}] 7: 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" [syn: {snapshot}, {snap}] 8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: {scene}] 9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {stab}] 10: 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" [syn: {shaft}, {slam}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}] 11: 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" 12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {nip}] 13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" 14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: {shooter}] 15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: {blastoff}] 16: an explosive charge used in blasting 17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: {guess}, {guesswork}, {guessing}, {dead reckoning}] [also: {shotting}, {shotted}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shotted See {shot} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shot See {shoot} [also: {shotting}, {shotted}]
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