Dictionary entry details
• SHOT (noun)
Meaning:
An attempt to score in a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)
slapshot (a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick)
headshot (an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head)
Meaning:
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stroke; shot
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)
Meronyms (parts of "shot"):
follow-through (the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
baseball swing; cut; swing (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball)
tennis shot; tennis stroke (the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
swipe (a sweeping stroke or blow)
cut; undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball)
miscue (a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball)
masse; masse shot (a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball)
cannon; carom (a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
break (the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool)
Meaning:
The act of firing a projectile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shooting; shot
Context example:
his shooting was slow but accurate
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Meronyms (parts of "shot"):
fire control (preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
shoot (the act of shooting at targets)
potshot (a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter))
shellfire (shooting artillery shells)
headshot (a shot aimed at a person's head)
gunfire; gunshot (the act of shooting a gun)
discharge; firing; firing off (the act of discharging a gun)
countershot (a return shot; a retaliatory shot)
Meaning:
A chance to do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
shot; crack
Context example:
he wanted a shot at the champion
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
injection; shot
Context example:
the nurse gave him a flu shot
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
subcutaneous injection (an injection under the skin)
intravenous injection (an injection into a vein)
intramuscular injection (an injection into a muscle)
intradermal injection (an injection into the skin)
Meaning:
A solid missile discharged from a firearm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pellet; shot
Context example:
the shot buzzed past his ear
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
BB; BB shot (a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun)
bird shot; buckshot; duck shot (small lead shot for shotgun shells)
ball; musket ball (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket)
grapeshot (a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
Holonyms ("shot" is a part of...):
canister; canister shot; case shot (a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm)
Meaning:
An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
snapshot; shot; snap
Context examples:
my snapshots haven't been developed yet / he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
Meaning:
A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
scene; shot
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
outtake (a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film)
Holonyms ("shot" is a part of...):
film; flick; motion picture; motion-picture show; movie; moving picture; moving-picture show; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
Meaning:
Informal words for any attempt or effort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
stab; shot
Context examples:
he gave it his best shot / he took a stab at forecasting
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Meaning:
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
jibe; gibe; barb; dig; shaft; slam; shot
Context examples:
his parting shot was 'drop dead' / she threw shafts of sarcasm / she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
Meaning:
A blow hard enough to cause injury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
he is still recovering from a shot to his leg / I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
cheap shot (an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence)
Meaning:
A small drink of liquor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
nip; shot
Context example:
he poured a shot of whiskey
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Meaning:
Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he trained at putting the shot
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)
Meaning:
A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
shooter; shot
Context examples:
he is a crack shot / a poor shooter
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shot"):
crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter (someone skilled in shooting)
gun; gunman (a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability))
trapshooter (a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap)
Meaning:
The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
blastoff; shot
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
rocket firing; rocket launching (the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power)
Meaning:
An explosive charge used in blasting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
burster; bursting charge; charge; explosive charge (a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time)
Meaning:
An estimate based on little or no information
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
guesswork; guessing; dead reckoning; guess; shot
Hypernyms ("shot" is a kind of...):
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
• SHOT (adjective)
Meaning:
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Synonyms:
chatoyant; iridescent; shot; changeable
Context examples:
changeable taffeta / chatoyant (or shot) silk / a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Similar:
colorful; colourful (having striking color)
