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shot
A	noun
	1	blastoff, shot
			the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚propulsion; actuation ╚launching; launch ╚rocket firing; rocket launching ╚blastoff, shot
	2	shooting, shot
			the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed; feat; effort; exploit ╚propulsion; actuation ╚shooting, shot ╚potshot ╚shellfire ╚headshot ╚gunfire; gunshot ╚discharge; firing; firing off ╚countershot ╚shoot
	3	stroke, 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"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move ╚maneuver; manoeuvre; play ╚stroke, shot ╚golf stroke; golf shot; swing ╚baseball swing; swing; cut ╚tennis stroke; tennis shot ╚swipe ╚cut; undercut ╚miscue ╚masse; masse shot ╚carom; cannon ╚break
	4	injection, shot
			the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚work ╚care; attention; aid; tending ╚treatment ╚medical care; medical aid ╚injection, shot ╚subcutaneous injection ╚intravenous injection ╚intramuscular injection ╚intradermal injection
	5	shot, stab
			informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try ╚shot, stab
	6	shot
			an attempt to score in a game
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try ╚shot ╚headshot ╚slapshot ╚basketball shot
	7	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"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚stroke ╚blow ╚shot ╚cheap shot
	8	shot, pellet
			a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚instrument ╚weapon; arm; weapon system ╚projectile; missile ╚shot, pellet ╚musket ball; ball ╚grapeshot ╚bird shot; buckshot; duck shot ╚BB; BB shot
	9	shot
			an explosive charge used in blasting
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚material; stuff ╚chemical ╚explosive ╚charge; burster; bursting charge; explosive charge ╚shot
	10	shot
			sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚equipment ╚sports equipment; sporting goods ╚shot
	11	snapshot, snap, 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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚creation ╚representation ╚picture; image; icon; ikon ╚photograph; photo; exposure; pic ╚snapshot, snap, shot
	12	guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
			an estimate based on little or no information
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking; thought; cerebration; intellection; mentation ╚problem solving ╚calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning ╚estimate; estimation; approximation; idea ╚guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
	13	scene, shot
			a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚creation ╚representation ╚picture; image; icon; ikon ╚photograph; photo; exposure; pic ╚scene, shot ╚outtake
	14	shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
			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"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚statement ╚remark; comment ╚shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe ╚cheap shot
	15	shot, shooter
			a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚expert ╚shot, shooter ╚trapshooter ╚gunman; gun ╚marksman; sharpshooter; crack shot
	16	nip, shot
			a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚indefinite quantity ╚small indefinite quantity; small indefinite amount ╚nip, shot
	17	shot, crack
			a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
		Category Tree: state ╚being; beingness; existence ╚possibility; possibleness ╚opportunity; chance ╚shot, crack
B	adjective
	1	changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, 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"

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