shot

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Adjective

1. Tired, weary.
   • I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
2. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
3. Worn out or broken.
   • The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
4. Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
   • The cloak was shot through with silver threads.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of shoot

Noun

1. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
   • The shot was wide of the mark.
2. The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
   • They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
3. The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
   • The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
4. The athletics event of shot put.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. An opportunity or attempt.
   • I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
9. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
10. A punch or other physical blow.
11. 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.
12. A single serving of espresso.
13. A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
    • Drink up. It's his shot.
14. A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
15. 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.
16. A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
    • tetanus shot
    • I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
17. Any injection.
18. 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.
19. Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
20. A cast of one or more nets.
21. A place or spot for setting nets.
22. A single draft or catch of fish made.

Verb

1. To load (a gun) with shot.
2. To sell illegal drugs; to deal.
3. To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.

Interjection

1. An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.

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