shot

(noun) the act of firing a projectile. Synonyms: shooting. Example: "His shooting was slow but accurate."

(noun) a solid missile discharged from a firearm. Synonyms: pellet. Example: "The shot buzzed past his ear."

(noun) (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand. Synonyms: stroke. Examples: "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."

(noun) a chance to do something. Synonyms: crack. Example: "He wanted a shot at the champion."

(noun) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot). Synonyms: shooter. Examples: "He is a crack shot." "A poor shooter."

(noun) a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film. Synonyms: scene.

(noun) the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe. Synonyms: injection. Example: "The nurse gave him a flu shot."

(noun) a small drink of liquor. Synonyms: nip. Example: "He poured a shot of whiskey."

(noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. Synonyms: shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe. Examples: "His parting shot was `drop dead'." "She threw shafts of sarcasm." "She takes a dig at me every chance she gets."

(noun) an estimate based on little or no information. Synonyms: guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning.

(noun) an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera. Synonyms: snapshot, snap. Examples: "My snapshots haven't been developed yet." "He tried to get unposed shots of his friends."

(noun) sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. Example: "He trained at putting the shot."

(noun) an explosive charge used in blasting.

(noun) a blow hard enough to cause injury. Examples: "He is still recovering from a shot to his leg." "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin."

(noun) an attempt to score in a game.

(noun) informal words for any attempt or effort. Synonyms: stab. Examples: "He gave it his best shot." "He took a stab at forecasting."

(noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination. Synonyms: blastoff.

(verb) hit with a missile from a weapon. Synonyms: shoot, hit, pip.

(verb) kill by firing a missile. Synonyms: shoot, pip.

(verb) fire a shot. Synonyms: blast, shoot. Example: "The gunman blasted away."

(verb) make a film or photograph of something. Synonyms: film, shoot, take. Examples: "Take a scene." "Shoot a movie."

(verb) send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "Shoot a glance."

(verb) run or move very quickly or hastily. Synonyms: dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot. Example: "She dashed into the yard."

(verb) move quickly and violently. Synonyms: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck. Examples: "The car tore down the street." "He came charging into my office."

(verb) throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective. Synonyms: shoot. Examples: "Shoot craps." "Shoot a golf ball."

(verb) record on photographic film. Synonyms: photograph, snap, shoot. Examples: "I photographed the scene of the accident." "She snapped a picture of the president."

(verb) emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth."

(verb) cause a sharp and sudden pain in. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "The pain shot up her leg."

(verb) force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing. Synonyms: inject, shoot. Example: "Inject hydrogen into the balloon."

(verb) variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "Shoot cloth."

(verb) throw dice, as in a crap game. Synonyms: shoot.

(verb) spend frivolously and unwisely. Synonyms: fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away. Example: "Fritter away one's inheritance."

(verb) score. Synonyms: shoot. Examples: "Shoot a basket." "Shoot a goal."

(verb) utter fast and forcefully. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "She shot back an answer."

(verb) measure the altitude of by using a sextant. Synonyms: shoot. Example: "Shoot a star."

(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate. Synonyms: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout. Example: "The potatoes sprouted."

(verb) give an injection to. Synonyms: inject, shoot. Example: "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein."

(adj) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. Synonyms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent. Examples: "Changeable taffeta." "Chatoyant (or shot) silk." "A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent."