shot

Meanings

Adjective

• Worn out or broken.
• Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
• Tired, weary.
• Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
• Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear.

Noun

• The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
• The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
• The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
• Small metal balls used as ammunition.
• Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
• Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
• An opportunity or attempt.
• A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
• A punch or other physical blow.
• A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
• A single serving of espresso.
• A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
• A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
• A vaccination or injection.
• A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
• Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
• A cast of one or more nets.
• A place or spot for setting nets.
• A single draft or catch of fish made.
• A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

Verb

• Past of shoot
• To load (a gun) with shot.

Interjection

• Thank you.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• light-shot

Origin

• From Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare scot.
• See scot.