1. shot - noun
· the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
Synonym(s): shooting
Hypernym(s): propulsion, actuation
2. shot - noun
· a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
Synonym(s): pellet
Hypernym(s): projectile, missile
3. shot - noun
· (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"
Synonym(s): stroke
Hypernym(s): maneuver, manoeuvre, play
4. shot - noun
· a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
Synonym(s): crack
Hypernym(s): opportunity, chance
5. shot - noun
· a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
Synonym(s): shooter
Hypernym(s): expert
6. shot - noun
· a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Synonym(s): scene
Hypernym(s): photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
7. shot - noun
· the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
Synonym(s): injection
Hypernym(s): medical_care, medical_aid
8. shot - noun
· a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
Synonym(s): nip
Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount
9. shot - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
Hypernym(s): remark, comment, input
10. shot - noun
· an estimate based on little or no information
Synonym(s): guess, guesswork, guessing, dead_reckoning
Hypernym(s): estimate, estimation, approximation, idea
11. shot - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
12. shot - noun
· sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
Hypernym(s): sports_equipment
13. shot - noun
· an explosive charge used in blasting
Hypernym(s): charge, burster, bursting_charge, explosive_charge
14. shot - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): blow
15. shot - noun
· an attempt to score in a game
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
16. shot - noun
· informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
Synonym(s): stab
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
17. shot - noun
· the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Synonym(s): blastoff
Hypernym(s): rocket_firing, rocket_launching
18. shoot - verb
· hit with a missile from a weapon
19. shoot - verb
· kill by firing a missile
Synonym(s): pip
Hypernym(s): kill
20. shoot - verb
· fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
Synonym(s): blast
21. shoot - verb
· make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
Hypernym(s): record, enter, put_down
22. shoot - verb
· send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
Hypernym(s): project, cast, contrive, throw
23. shoot - verb
· run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Synonym(s): dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash
Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
24. shoot - verb
· move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
Synonym(s): tear, shoot_down, charge, buck
Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
25. shoot - verb
· throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
26. shoot - verb
· record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Synonym(s): photograph, snap
Hypernym(s): record, enter, put_down
27. shoot - verb
· emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
Hypernym(s): emit, give_out, give_off
28. shoot - verb
· cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
Hypernym(s): ache, smart, hurt
29. shoot - verb
· force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Synonym(s): inject
Hypernym(s): insert, enclose, inclose, stick_in, put_in, introduce
30. shoot - verb
· variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
Hypernym(s): weave, interweave
31. shoot - verb
· throw dice, as in a crap game
Hypernym(s): throw
32. shoot - verb
· spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
Synonym(s): fritter, frivol_away, dissipate, fritter_away, fool, fool_away
Hypernym(s): consume, squander, waste, ware
33. shoot - verb
· score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
Hypernym(s): score, hit, tally, rack_up
34. shoot - verb
· utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
Hypernym(s): utter, emit, let_out, let_loose
35. shoot - verb
· measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
Hypernym(s): measure, mensurate, measure_out
36. shoot - verb
· produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
Synonym(s): spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout
Hypernym(s): grow
37. shoot - verb
· give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
Synonym(s): inject
Hypernym(s): administer, dispense
38. shot - adjective
· varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
Synonym(s): changeable, chatoyant, iridescent
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