Shot

imp. & p.

Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.

A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.

Here no shots are where all shares be.

- Chapman.

A man is never . . . welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome."

- Shak.

The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.

He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army.

- Clarendon.

A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.

Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, - used chiefly as the projectiles in shotguns for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.

The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.

A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.

(Fisheries) A cast of a net.

(Athletics) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.

A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.

A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.

Shot belt
a belt having a pouch or compartment for carrying shot.

Shot cartridge
a cartridge containing powder and small shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.

Shot garland
(Naut.) a wooden frame to contain shot, secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of a ship.

Shot gauge
an instrument for measuring the diameter of round shot.

shot hole
a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged. - Totten.

Shot locker
(Naut.) a strongly framed compartment in the hold of a vessel, for containing shot.

Shot of a cable
(Naut.) the splicing of two or more cables together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.

Shot prop
(Naut.) a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.

Shot tower
a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are received in water or other liquid.

Shot window
a window projecting from the wall. Ritson, quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.

v. t.

To load with shot, as a gun.

[imp. & p. p. Shotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shotting.]

Noun	1.	shot - an attempt to score in a game
	2.	shot - (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.	shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" Synonyms: shooting
	4.	shot - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" Synonyms: crack
	5.	shot - the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" Synonyms: injection
	6.	shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" Synonyms: pellet
	7.	shot - 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: snapshot, snap
	8.	shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film Synonyms: scene
	9.	shot - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" Synonyms: stab
	10.	shot - 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: gibe, jibe, barb, dig, shaft, slam
	11.	shot - 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.	shot - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" Synonyms: nip
	13.	shot - sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
	14.	shot - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" Synonyms: shooter
	15.	shot - the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination Synonyms: blastoff
	16.	shot - an explosive charge used in blasting
	17.	shot - an estimate based on little or no information Synonyms: dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, guess
Adj.	1.	shot - 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: chatoyant, iridescent, changeable

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