one-shot

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Synonyms: one shot, one-spot, oneshot, overshot, one-stop, one spot, one-hit, one-shots

Antonyms: one shot, one-spot, oneshot, overshot, one-stop, one spot, one-hit, one-shots

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Adjective

1. Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
2. [[unique|Unique]]; [[occur]]ring only [[once]].
3. Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
4. {{lb|en|research design}} [[measure|Measuring]] something at a single point in time, with no [[control group]].
5. Pertaining to a single shot.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|television|film|comics}} A [[television]] [[program]], [[film]], or [[comic book]] that is not part of a [[series]].
2. {{lb|en|film}} A [[cinematographic]] shot of a person [[talking]] to [[camera]]; a [[talking head]].
3. {{lb|en|electronics}} A [[monostable]] [[multivibrator]].
4. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[programmable]] [[interval]] [[timer]].
5. Something that occurs only once; a [[one-off]].
6. {{lb|en|music}} A [[music]] [[sample]] that is played without immediate [[repetition]].
7. {{lb|en|fandom slang}} A [[fanfic]] of only one chapter.
8. A single appearance by a performer.
9. A [[gun]] that must be [[reload]]ed after firing a single shot.
10. A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
11. {{lb|en|video games}} A [[player]] that can be [[killed]] in a single hit.
12. {{lb|en|roleplaying games}} A [[storyline]] written to be completed in a single game [[session]].

Verb

1. {{alt form|en|oneshot}}

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