- the act of firing a projectile;
"his shooting was slow but accurate"
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm;
"the shot buzzed past his ear"
- (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 requires good balance and tempo" "he left me an almost impossible shot"
- a chance to do something;
"he wanted a shot at the champion"
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot);
"he is a crack shot" "a poor shooter"
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe;
"the nurse gave him a flu shot"
- a small drink of liquor;
"he poured a shot of whiskey"
- 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"
- an estimate based on little or no information
- 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"
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put;
"he trained at putting the shot"
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- 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"
- an attempt to score in a game
- informal words for any attempt or effort;
"he gave it his best shot" "he took a stab at forecasting"
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
