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Definition:

  1. [noun] an attempt to score in a game

  2. [noun] (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"
    Synonyms: stroke

  3. [noun] the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
    Synonyms: shooting

  4. [noun] a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
    Synonyms: crack

  5. [noun] the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
    Synonyms: injection

  6. [noun] a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
    Synonyms: pellet

  7. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: snapsnap

  8. [noun] a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
    Synonyms: scene

  9. [noun] informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
    Synonyms: stab

  10. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe

  11. [noun] 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. [noun] a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
    Synonyms: nip

  13. [noun] sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"

  14. [noun] a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
    Synonyms: shooter

  15. [noun] the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
    Synonyms: blastoff

  16. [noun] an explosive charge used in blasting

  17. [noun] an estimate based on little or no information
    Synonyms: guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning

  18. [adjective] varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
    Synonyms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent

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