shot

For the verb: "to shoot"

Simple Past:	shot
Past Participle:	shot

Multiple Entries:
  shot    shoot  

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shot1

▶noun

• 1 the firing of a gun or cannon.

  ■ a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot.

  ■ a critical or aggressive remark.

• 2 a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports, in particular an attempt to score.

  ■ informal an attempt to do something.

• 3 (pl. same) a ball of stone or metal fired from a large gun or cannon.

  ■ (also lead shot) tiny lead pellets used in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun.

  ■ a heavy ball thrown by a shot-putter.

• 4 a photograph.

  ■ a film sequence photographed continuously by one camera.

  ■ the range of a camera's view: standing just out of shot.

• 5 informal a small drink of spirits.

  ■ an injection of a drug or vaccine.

• 6 the launch of a rocket: a moon shot.

– phrases
give it one's best shot informal do the best that one can.
like a shot informal without hesitation.
a shot in the arm informal an encouraging stimulus.

– origin OE sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot, of Gmc origin; from the base of shoot.

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shot2 past and past participle of shoot

▶adjective

• 1 (of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect when looked at from different angles.

  ■ interspersed with a different colour.

• 2 informal ruined or worn out.

  ■ US & Austral./NZ drunk.

– phrases
get (or be) shot of Brit. informal get (or be) rid of.
shot through with suffused with.
shot to pieces (or to hell) informal ruined.

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shot3

▶noun Brit. informal, dated a bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub.

– origin ME: from shot1; cf. OE scēotan ‘shoot, pay, contribute’ and scot.

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shoot/ʃuːt/

▶verb (past and past part. shot)

• 1 kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

  ■ cause (a gun) to fire.

  ■ hunt game with a gun.

  ■ (shoot someone/thing down) bring down an aircraft or person by shooting.

• 2 move suddenly and rapidly.

  ■ (as adj. shooting) (of a pain) sudden and piercing.

  ■ direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone.

  ■ (shoot through) Austral./NZ informal depart, especially hurriedly.

• 3 (in football, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.

  ■ informal make (a specified score) for a round of golf.

  ■ N. Amer. informal play a game of (pool, dice, or golf).

• 4 film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.).

• 5 send out buds or shoots; germinate.

• 6 (shoot up) informal inject oneself with a narcotic drug.

• 7 plane (the edge of a board) accurately.

• 8 (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge).

  ■ informal drive past (a traffic light at red).

• 9 move (a door bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door.

▶noun

• 1 a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

• 2 an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport.

  ■ Brit. land used for shooting game.

• 3 an occasion of taking photographs professionally or making a film or video: a fashion shoot.

• 4 variant spelling of chute1.

• 5 a rapid in a stream.

▶exclamation N. Amer. informal used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.

– phrases
shoot the breeze (or the bull) N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation.
shoot one's cuffs pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat.
shoot oneself in the foot informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself.
shoot a line Brit. informal describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way.
shoot one's mouth off informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly.
the whole shooting match informal everything.

– derivatives
shootable adjective.

– origin OE scēotan, of Gmc origin; rel. to sheet1, shot1, and shut.