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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