shot - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Adjective shot has 1 sense

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: colorless, colourless (indirect, via colorful)

Noun shot has 17 senses

shot - an attempt to score in a game
--₁ is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
--₁ has particulars: basketball shot; slapshot; headshot
stroke, shot - (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"
--₂ is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, play
--₂ has parts: follow-through
--₂ has particulars:
break; carom, cannon; masse, masse shot; miscue; cut, undercut; swipe; tennis stroke, tennis shot; baseball swing, swing, cut; golf stroke, golf shot, swing
shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
--₃ is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--₃ has parts: fire control
--₃ has particulars:
shoot; countershot; discharge, firing, firing off; gunfire, gunshot; headshot; shellfire; potshot
shot, crack - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
--₄ is a kind of opportunity, chance
injection, shot - the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
--₅ is a kind of medical care, medical aid
--₅ has particulars:
intradermal injection; intramuscular injection; intravenous injection; subcutaneous injection
shot, pellet - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
--₆ is a kind of projectile, missile
--₆ is a part of case shot, canister, canister shot
--₆ has particulars:
BB, BB shot; bird shot, buckshot, duck shot; grapeshot; musket ball, ball
snapshot, snap, 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"
--₇ is a kind of photograph, photo, exposure, pic
scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
--₈ is a kind of photograph, photo, exposure, pic
--₈ is a part of
movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
--₈ has particulars: outtake
shot, stab - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
--₉ is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
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"
--₁₀ is a kind of remark, comment
--₁₀ has particulars: cheap shot
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"
--₁₁ is a kind of blow
--₁₁ has particulars: cheap shot
nip, shot - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
--₁₂ is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
shot - sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
--₁₃ is a kind of sports equipment, sporting goods
shot, shooter - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
--₁₄ is a kind of expert
--₁₄ has particulars:
marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot; gunman, gun; trapshooter
blastoff, shot - the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
--₁₅ is a kind of rocket firing, rocket launching
shot - an explosive charge used in blasting
--₁₆ is a kind of charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning - an estimate based on little or no information
--₁₇ is a kind of estimate, estimation, approximation, idea

Verb shoot has 20 senses

shoot, hit, pip - hit with a missile from a weapon
--₁ is one way to injure, wound

Derived forms: noun shoot₂, noun shooter₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
shoot, pip - kill by firing a missile
--₂ is one way to kill

Derived forms: noun shooter₂, noun shooter₅, noun shooting₂
Sample sentence:
They want to shoot the prisoners
shoot - fire a shot
--₃ is one way to fire, discharge

Derived forms: noun shooter₂, noun shoot₂, noun shooting₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
--₄ is one way to record, enter, put down
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue shoot the movie
shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
--₅ is one way to project, cast, contrive, throw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
--₆ is one way to rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
--₇ is one way to rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
--₈ is one way to hit

Derived forms: noun shooter₄, noun shooter₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
photograph, snap, shoot - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
--₉ is one way to record, enter, put down
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
--₁₀ is one way to emit, give out, give off
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
shoot - cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
--₁₁ is one way to ache, smart, hurt
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
--₁₂ is one way to insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
Sample sentences:
They shoot the fruit with a chemical
They shoot a chemical into the fruit
shoot - variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
--₁₃ is one way to weave, interweave
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
shoot - throw dice, as in a crap game
--₁₄ is one way to throw

Derived form: noun shooter₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
--₁₅ is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
--₁₆ is one way to score, hit, tally, rack up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
--₁₇ is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
shoot - measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
--₁₈ is one way to measure, mensurate, measure out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
--₁₉ is one way to grow

Derived form: noun shoot₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
--₂₀ is one way to administer, dispense
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something