shot
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2.3
- noun
- /ʃɑt/
- The witness saw the shooter take three shots in quick succession.
- shot fired
- a single shot
- hear the shot
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- He was said to have fired the first shot in return from the House.
- So it was like a bomb with just bullet shots to the skull.
Examples
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I have a clean shot.
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He hears another shot.
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The police returned fire, killing one with a shot to the head.
Academic text (2011) -
Did he fire six shots or only five?
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No, these were shots from a gun.
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I think I heard shots.
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In order to win, you need to make more shots than anyone else in your category.
Academic text (1994) -
He was said to have fired the first shot in return from the House.
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A few moments later, a shot rang out in the house.
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Val raises his rifle and takes a well-aimed shot, hitting one of them.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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2.2
A small metal object fired from a gun
321
4.0
A moment when people make something move, for example a boat or rocket
319
2.3
An event when someone shoots a gun and a bullet leaves the gun
238
2.3
Firing a gun for practice or sport
138
3.0
The act of shooting a gun
98
7.2
A single bullet or shell used in a gun
36
6.6
An object thrown or fired through the air, often used as a weapon
26
4.5
An event when a rocket moves into the sky using its engines
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3.7
Sending a rocket into the sky using its own engines
3
4.1
A single bullet and its case ready to be fired from a gun
2
3.7
A single firing of a rifle that makes a loud sound
1
9.9
A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past
Idioms
3
7.7
An early warning action or comment showing a stronger response may follow
Compounds
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1.8
A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila
3
2.7
A photo taken at the best moment that shows the main thing in the picture clearly
- Specialized
2
2.9
An extra vaccine dose you get after the first to make protection stronger
- Specialized
1
3.6
A basketball shot made by sweeping the arm and releasing the ball high with the hand farthest from the basket
- Specialized
1
2.6
A free throw in basketball taken from the line when an opponent breaks the rules
1
3.5
A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down into the hoop with one or both hands
- Specialized
1
3.8
A soft shot in tennis that lands just over the net and drops quickly, hard to reach
- Specialized
1
6.1
A short low golf shot that makes the ball run along the ground toward the hole
1
3.6
A stroke in tennis or similar racket sports made with the back of the hand facing the ball
1
3.9
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
- Archaic
1
9.8
A metal cylinder filled with small balls fired from a cannon to spread them widely
- Jargon
1
4.9
A close-range basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion over a defender
1
9.9
A tall building used to make small round lead balls for guns by dropping hot lead into water
- Specialized
1
8.6
A hole that workers drill in rock or earth to hold explosives for blasting
- Archaic
1
9.9
A metal cylinder filled with many small balls that scatter when fired from a cannon
- Jargon
A pool shot where the player holds the cue almost vertical so the cue ball curves around another ball
A tropical plant grown for its edible root that people use to make starch for cooking
- Specialized
A soft metal mixture mostly made of lead used to make small pellets for shotgun shells
- NSFW
A video or film with bright, swirling images that look unreal, like a strong drug trip
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Etymology
Shot comes from the old verb shoot, which meant 'to throw or fire' a weapon. So a shot is the act of firing something like a bullet or explosive.