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 Definitions for Shotting: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Shot \Shot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shotting.]
To load with shot, as a gun. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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shot
adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent]
n 1: an attempt to score in a game
2: (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"
[syn: stroke]
3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but
accurate" [syn: shooting]
4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
[syn: crack]
5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a
syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: injection]
6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed
past his ear" [syn: pellet]
7: 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" [syn: snapshot,
snap]
8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of
action in a film [syn: scene]
9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: stab]
10: 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" [syn: shaft, slam, dig,
barb, jibe, gibe]
11: 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: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
nip]
13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in
the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability
to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: shooter]
15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified
destination [syn: blastoff]
16: an explosive charge used in blasting
17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess,
guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning]
[also: shotting, shotted]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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shotting
See shot
WordNet (r) 2.0
:
shot
See shoot
[also: shotting, shotted]
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