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shot shot definition

shot


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shoot 
 
  8  of  15  senses  of  shoot 
 
  Sense  1 
  shoot,  hit,  pip 
  =>  gun  down 
  =>  grass 
  =>  kneecap 
 
  Sense  2 
  shoot,  pip 
  =>  flight 
  =>  pick  off 
 
  Sense  3 
  shoot 
  =>  blaze  away  blaze 
  =>  overshoot 
  =>  sharpshoot,  snipe 
  =>  open  fire,  fire 
  =>  gun 
  =>  pump 
 
  Sense  4 
  film,  shoot,  take 
  =>  reshoot,  retake 
 
  Sense  6 
  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  plunge 
 
  Sense  8 
  shoot 
  =>  dunk 
  =>  break 
  =>  chip 
  =>  carom 
  =>  birdie 
  =>  double  birdie 
  =>  double  bogey 
  =>  bogey 
  =>  knuckle 
 
  Sense  9 
  photograph,  snap,  shoot 
  =>  retake 
  =>  x-ray 
 
  Sense  15 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  immunize,  immunise,  inoculate,  vaccinate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shoot 
 
  8  of  15  senses  of  shoot 
 
  Sense  1 
  shoot,  hit,  pip 
  =>  gun  down 
  =>  grass 
  =>  kneecap 
 
  Sense  2 
  shoot,  pip 
  =>  flight 
  =>  pick  off 
 
  Sense  3 
  shoot 
  =>  blaze  away  blaze 
  =>  overshoot 
  =>  sharpshoot,  snipe 
  =>  open  fire,  fire 
  =>  gun 
  =>  machine  gun 
  =>  pump 
 
  Sense  4 
  film,  shoot,  take 
  =>  reshoot,  retake 
 
  Sense  6 
  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  plunge 
 
  Sense  8 
  shoot 
  =>  dunk 
  =>  break 
  =>  chip 
  =>  carom 
  =>  birdie 
  =>  double  birdie 
  =>  double  bogey 
  =>  bogey 
  =>  knuckle 
 
  Sense  9 
  photograph,  snap,  shoot 
  =>  retake 
  =>  x-ray 
 
  Sense  15 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  immunize,  immunise,  inoculate,  vaccinate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shoot 
 
  1  of  15  senses  of  shoot 
 
  Sense  13 
  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shoot 
 
  15  senses  of  shoot 
 
  Sense  1 
  shoot,  hit,  pip 
  =>  injure,  wound 
 
  Sense  2 
  shoot,  pip 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  3 
  shoot 
  =>  fire,  discharge 
 
  Sense  4 
  film,  shoot,  take 
  =>  record,  enter  put  down 
 
  Sense  5 
  shoot 
  =>  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
 
  Sense  6 
  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
 
  Sense  7 
  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  Also  See->  shoot  up#1 
 
  Sense  8 
  shoot 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  9 
  photograph,  snap,  shoot 
  =>  record,  enter  put  down 
 
  Sense  10 
  shoot 
  =>  emit,  give  out  give  off 
 
  Sense  11 
  shoot 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
 
  Sense  12 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  insert,  enclose,  inclose,  stick  in  put  in  introduce 
 
  Sense  13 
  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
 
  Sense  14 
  shoot,  spud,  germinate,  pullulate,  bourgeon,  burgeon  forth,  sprout 
  =>  grow 
 
  Sense  15 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  administer,  dispense 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shoot 
 
  shoot  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  15) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shoot 
 
  Sense  1 
  shoot,  hit,  pip 
  =>  injure,  wound 
 
  Sense  2 
  shoot,  pip 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  3 
  shoot 
  =>  fire,  discharge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  film,  shoot,  take 
  =>  record,  enter  put  down 
 
  Sense  9 
  photograph,  snap,  shoot 
  =>  record,  enter  put  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
 
  Sense  7 
  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck 
  =>  rush,  hotfoot,  hasten,  hie,  speed,  race,  pelt  along  rush  along  cannonball  along  bucket  along  belt  along 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  insert,  enclose,  inclose,  stick  in  put  in  introduce 
 
  Sense  15 
  inject,  shoot 
  =>  administer,  dispense 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  shoot 
  =>  project,  cast,  contrive,  throw 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  shoot 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  shoot 
  =>  emit,  give  out  give  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  shoot 
  =>  ache,  smart,  hurt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  shoot,  spud,  germinate,  pullulate,  bourgeon,  burgeon  forth,  sprout 
  =>  grow 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shot 
  approach  shot 
  backhand  shot 
  bank  shot 
  basketball  shot 
  bb  shot 
  big  shot 
  bird  shot 
  booster  shot 
  buckshot 
  bullshot 
  canister  shot 
  case  shot 
  charity  shot 
  chip  shot 
  chop  shot 
  countershot 
  crack  shot 
  drop  shot 
  duck  shot 
  dunk  shot 
  earshot 
  eyeshot 
  forehand  shot 
  foul  shot 
  golf  shot 
  grapeshot 
  gunshot 
  headshot 
  hook  shot 
  hotshot 
  indian  shot 
  jump  shot 
  long  shot 
  longshot 
  masse  shot 
  moon  shot 
  mug  shot 
  one  shot 
  passing  shot 
  pitch  shot 
  pivot  shot 
  potshot 
  powder  and  shot 
  rifle  shot 
  round  shot 
  scoop  shot 
  set  shot 
  shot 
  shot  glass 
  shot  hole 
  shot  metal 
  shot  put 
  shot  putter 
  shot  tower 
  shotgun 
  shotgun  shell 
  slapshot 
  slingshot 
  snapshot 
  stuff  shot 
  tennis  shot 
  upshot 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shot 
 
  The  noun  shot  has  17  senses  (first  17  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (759)  shot  --  (an  attempt  to  score  in  a  game) 
  2.  (348)  stroke,  shot  --  ((sports)  the  act  of  swinging  or  striking  at  a  ball  with  a  club  or  racket  or  bat  or  cue  or  hand;  "a  good  shot  require  good  balance  and  tempo";  "he  left  me  an  almost  impossible  shot") 
  3.  (280)  shooting,  shot  --  (the  act  of  firing  a  projectile;  "his  shooting  was  slow  but  accurate") 
  4.  (181)  shot,  crack  --  ((informal)  a  chance  to  do  something  "he  wanted  a  shot  at  the  champion") 
  5.  (114)  injection,  shot  --  (the  act  of  putting  a  liquid  into  the  body  by  means  of  a  syringe;  "the  nurse  gave  him  a  flu  shot") 
  6.  (96)  shot,  pellet  --  (a  solid  missile  discharged  from  a  firearm;  "the  shot  buzzed  past  his  ear") 
  7.  (76)  snapshot,  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") 
  8.  (71)  scene,  shot  --  (a  consecutive  series  of  pictures  that  constitutes  a  unit  of  action  in  a  film) 
  9.  (58)  shot  --  (an  informal  word  for  any  attempt  or  effort;  "he  gave  it  his  best  shot") 
  10.  (25)  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") 
  11.  (17)  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") 
  12.  (15)  nip,  shot  --  (a  small  drink  of  liquor;  "he  poured  a  shot  of  whiskey") 
  13.  (8)  shot  --  (sports  equipment  consisting  of  a  heavy  metal  ball  used  in  the  shot  put  "he  trained  at  putting  the  shot") 
  14.  (7)  shot,  shooter  --  (a  person  who  shoots  (as  regards  their  ability);  "he  is  a  crack  shot";  "a  poor  shooter") 
  15.  (7)  blastoff,  shot  --  (the  launching  of  a  missile  or  spacecraft  to  a  specified  destination) 
  16.  (5)  shot  --  (an  explosive  charge  used  in  blasting) 
  17.  (1)  guess,  guesswork,  guessing,  shot,  dead  reckoning  --  (an  estimate  based  on  little  or  no  information) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shoot 
 
  The  verb  shoot  has  15  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (28)  shoot,  hit,  pip  --  (hit  with  a  missile  from  a  weapon) 
  2.  (27)  shoot,  pip  --  (kill  by  firing  a  missile) 
  3.  (26)  shoot  --  (fire  a  shot) 
  4.  (7)  film,  shoot,  take  --  (make  a  film  or  photograph  of  something  "take  a  scene";  "shoot  a  movie") 
  5.  (3)  shoot  --  (send  forth  suddenly,  intensely,  swiftly;"shoot  a  glance") 
  6.  (3)  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot  --  (run  or  move  very  quickly  or  hastily;  "She  dashed  into  the  yard") 
  7.  (1)  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck  --  (move  quickly  and  violently;  "The  car  tore  down  the  street";  "He  came  charging  into  my  office") 
  8.  (1)  shoot  --  (play  a  shot;  hit  a  ball;  as  in  games  involving  a  ball  such  as  golf,  hockey,  etc.) 
  9.  (1)  photograph,  snap,  shoot  --  (record  on  photographic  film"I  photographed  the  scene  of  the  accident") 
  10.  shoot  --  (emit  (as  light,  flame,  or  fumes)  suddenly  and  forcefully;  "The  dragon  shot  fumes  and  flames  out  of  its  mouth.") 
  11.  shoot  --  (cause  a  shooting  pain) 
  12.  inject,  shoot  --  (force  or  drive  (a  fluid  or  gas)  into  by  piercing;  "inject  hydrogen  into  the  balloon") 
  13.  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away  --  (spend  frivolously  and  unwisely;  "Fritter  away  one's  inheritance") 
  14.  shoot,  spud,  germinate,  pullulate,  bourgeon,  burgeon  forth,  sprout  --  (produce  buds,  branches,  or  germinate;  of  plants) 
  15.  inject,  shoot  --  (give  an  injection  to  "We  injected  the  glucose  into  the  patient's  vein") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shot 
 
  The  adj  shot  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shot 
 
  1  sense  of  shot 
 
  Sense  1 
  changeable,  chatoyant,  iridescent,  shot 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorful)  ->  colorless,  colourless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shot 
 
  1  sense  of  shot 
 
  Sense  1 
  changeable,  chatoyant,  iridescent,  shot 
  =>  colorful  (vs.  colorless),  colourful 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shot 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shot 
 
  shot  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shot 
  bloodshot 
  overshot 
  shot 
  undershot 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shot 
 
  The  noun  shot  has  17  senses  (first  17  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (759)  shot  --  (an  attempt  to  score  in  a  game) 
  2.  (348)  stroke,  shot  --  ((sports)  the  act  of  swinging  or  striking  at  a  ball  with  a  club  or  racket  or  bat  or  cue  or  hand;  "a  good  shot  require  good  balance  and  tempo";  "he  left  me  an  almost  impossible  shot") 
  3.  (280)  shooting,  shot  --  (the  act  of  firing  a  projectile;  "his  shooting  was  slow  but  accurate") 
  4.  (181)  shot,  crack  --  ((informal)  a  chance  to  do  something  "he  wanted  a  shot  at  the  champion") 
  5.  (114)  injection,  shot  --  (the  act  of  putting  a  liquid  into  the  body  by  means  of  a  syringe;  "the  nurse  gave  him  a  flu  shot") 
  6.  (96)  shot,  pellet  --  (a  solid  missile  discharged  from  a  firearm;  "the  shot  buzzed  past  his  ear") 
  7.  (76)  snapshot,  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") 
  8.  (71)  scene,  shot  --  (a  consecutive  series  of  pictures  that  constitutes  a  unit  of  action  in  a  film) 
  9.  (58)  shot  --  (an  informal  word  for  any  attempt  or  effort;  "he  gave  it  his  best  shot") 
  10.  (25)  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") 
  11.  (17)  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") 
  12.  (15)  nip,  shot  --  (a  small  drink  of  liquor;  "he  poured  a  shot  of  whiskey") 
  13.  (8)  shot  --  (sports  equipment  consisting  of  a  heavy  metal  ball  used  in  the  shot  put  "he  trained  at  putting  the  shot") 
  14.  (7)  shot,  shooter  --  (a  person  who  shoots  (as  regards  their  ability);  "he  is  a  crack  shot";  "a  poor  shooter") 
  15.  (7)  blastoff,  shot  --  (the  launching  of  a  missile  or  spacecraft  to  a  specified  destination) 
  16.  (5)  shot  --  (an  explosive  charge  used  in  blasting) 
  17.  (1)  guess,  guesswork,  guessing,  shot,  dead  reckoning  --  (an  estimate  based  on  little  or  no  information) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shoot 
 
  The  verb  shoot  has  15  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (28)  shoot,  hit,  pip  --  (hit  with  a  missile  from  a  weapon) 
  2.  (27)  shoot,  pip  --  (kill  by  firing  a  missile) 
  3.  (26)  shoot  --  (fire  a  shot) 
  4.  (7)  film,  shoot,  take  --  (make  a  film  or  photograph  of  something  "take  a  scene";  "shoot  a  movie") 
  5.  (3)  shoot  --  (send  forth  suddenly,  intensely,  swiftly;"shoot  a  glance") 
  6.  (3)  dart,  dash,  scoot,  scud,  flash,  shoot  --  (run  or  move  very  quickly  or  hastily;  "She  dashed  into  the  yard") 
  7.  (1)  tear,  shoot,  shoot  down  charge,  buck  --  (move  quickly  and  violently;  "The  car  tore  down  the  street";  "He  came  charging  into  my  office") 
  8.  (1)  shoot  --  (play  a  shot;  hit  a  ball;  as  in  games  involving  a  ball  such  as  golf,  hockey,  etc.) 
  9.  (1)  photograph,  snap,  shoot  --  (record  on  photographic  film"I  photographed  the  scene  of  the  accident") 
  10.  shoot  --  (emit  (as  light,  flame,  or  fumes)  suddenly  and  forcefully;  "The  dragon  shot  fumes  and  flames  out  of  its  mouth.") 
  11.  shoot  --  (cause  a  shooting  pain) 
  12.  inject,  shoot  --  (force  or  drive  (a  fluid  or  gas)  into  by  piercing;  "inject  hydrogen  into  the  balloon") 
  13.  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away  --  (spend  frivolously  and  unwisely;  "Fritter  away  one's  inheritance") 
  14.  shoot,  spud,  germinate,  pullulate,  bourgeon,  burgeon  forth,  sprout  --  (produce  buds,  branches,  or  germinate;  of  plants) 
  15.  inject,  shoot  --  (give  an  injection  to  "We  injected  the  glucose  into  the  patient's  vein") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shot 
 
  The  adj  shot  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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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