Definition: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Definition: the act of firing a projectile
Usage: his shooting was slow but accurate
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: 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
Definition: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
Usage: the nurse gave him a flu shot
Definition: informal words for any attempt or effort
Usage: he gave it his best shot; he took a stab at forecasting
Main entry: shot
Definition: an attempt to score in a game
Main entry: shot
Definition: a blow hard enough to cause injury
Usage: he is still recovering from a shot to his leg; I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
Definition: a solid missile discharged from a firearm
Usage: the shot buzzed past his ear
Main entry: shot
Definition: an explosive charge used in blasting
Main entry: shot
Definition: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
Usage: he trained at putting the shot
Main entry: snap, snapshot, shot
Definition: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
Usage: my snapshots haven't been developed yet; he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Main entry: dead reckoning, shot, guess, guessing, guesswork
Definition: an estimate based on little or no information
Definition: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
Main entry: dig, slam, shaft, shot, barb, jibe, gibe
Definition: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Usage: his parting shot was `drop dead'; she threw shafts of sarcasm; she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Definition: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Usage: he is a crack shot; a poor shooter
Definition: a small drink of liquor
Usage: he poured a shot of whiskey
Definition: a chance to do something
Usage: he wanted a shot at the champion
Main entry: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
Definition: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Usage: changeable taffeta; chatoyant (or shot) silk; a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent