» shot

Words people most associate with “shot”:

  1. gun,
  2. glass,
  3. dead,
  4. bullet,
  5. shoot

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Noun (17 meanings)

1. the act of firing a projectile.

shooting, shot

Example:
  • “his shooting was slow but accurate”
shot is a type of:
types of shot:
  • shellfire (noun) - shooting artillery shells
  • shoot (noun) - the act of shooting at targets
parts of shot:
  • fire control (noun) - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
shot is derivationally related to:

2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm.

shot, pellet

Example:
  • “the shot buzzed past his ear”
shot is a type of:
  • projectile, missile (noun) - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
types of shot:
  • BB, BB shot (noun) - a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
  • bird shot, buckshot, duck shot (noun) - small lead shot for shotgun shells
  • grapeshot, grape (noun) - a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
  • musket ball, ball (noun) - a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
shot is a part of:

3. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.

stroke, shot

Examples:
  • “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”
shot is a type of:
types of shot:
  • baseball swing, swing, cut (noun) - in baseball
  • break (noun) - the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
  • carom, cannon (noun) - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
  • cut, undercut (noun) - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
  • golf stroke, golf shot, swing (noun) - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
  • masse, masse shot (noun) - a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically
  • miscue (noun) - a faulty shot in billiards
  • swipe (noun) - a sweeping stroke or blow
  • tennis stroke, tennis shot (noun) - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
parts of shot:
  • follow-through (noun) - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
shot is derivationally related to:
  • to stroke (verb) - strike a ball with a smooth blow
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • sport, athletics (noun) - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

4. a chance to do something.

shot, crack

Example:
  • “he wanted a shot at the champion”
shot is a type of:
  • opportunity, chance (noun) - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Domain of synset - USAGE:

5. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot).

shot, shooter

Examples:
  • “he is a crack shot”,
  • “a poor shooter”
shot is a type of:
  • expert (noun) - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
types of shot:
  • gunman, gun (noun) - a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
  • marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot (noun) - someone skilled in shooting
  • trapshooter (noun) - a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap
shot is derivationally related to:

6. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film.

scene, shot

shot is a type of:
types of shot:
  • outtake (noun) - a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
shot is a part of:

7. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe.

injection, shot

Example:
  • “the nurse gave him a flu shot”
shot is a type of:
types of shot:
shot is derivationally related to:

8. a small drink of liquor.

nip, shot

Example:
  • “he poured a shot of whiskey”
shot is a type of:

9. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.

shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe

Examples:
  • “his parting shot was `drop dead'”,
  • “she threw shafts of sarcasm”,
  • “she takes a dig at me every chance she gets”
shot is a type of:
  • remark, comment, input (noun) - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
types of shot:
  • cheap shot (noun) - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
shot is derivationally related to:

10. an estimate based on little or no information.

guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning

shot is a type of:
shot is derivationally related to:

11. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera.

snapshot, snap, shot

Examples:
  • “my snapshots haven't been developed yet”,
  • “he tried to get unposed shots of his friends”
shot is a type of:
shot is derivationally related to:

12. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put.

shot

Example:
  • “he trained at putting the shot”
shot is a type of:

13. an explosive charge used in blasting.

shot

shot is a type of:

14. a blow hard enough to cause injury.

shot

Examples:
  • “he is still recovering from a shot to his leg”,
  • “I caught him with a solid shot to the chin”
shot is a type of:
  • blow (noun) - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
types of shot:
  • cheap shot (noun) - an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence

15. an attempt to score in a game.

shot

shot is a type of:
types of shot:
  • basketball shot (noun) - throwing the basketball toward the hoop
  • headshot (noun) - an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head
  • slapshot (noun) - a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick

16. informal words for any attempt or effort.

shot, stab

Examples:
  • “he gave it his best shot”,
  • “he took a stab at forecasting”
shot is a type of:

17. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination.

blastoff, shot

shot is a type of:
shot is derivationally related to:
  • to blast off (verb) - launch with great force

Adjective (1 meaning)

1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.

changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot

Examples:
  • “changeable taffeta”,
  • “chatoyant (or shot) silk”,
  • “a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent”
Derivationally related form:
shot is similar to:

» shoot

Words people most associate with “shoot”:

  1. gun,
  2. kill,
  3. fire,
  4. bang,
  5. shot

[via wordassociation.org]

Noun (2 meanings)

1. a new branch.

shoot

shoot is a type of:
  • sprout (noun) - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
types of shoot:
  • sucker (noun) - a shoot arising from a plant's roots
  • tiller (noun) - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
shoot is derivationally related to:

2. the act of shooting at targets.

shoot

Example:
  • “they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer”
shoot is a type of:
types of shoot:
  • skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting (noun) - the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
shoot is derivationally related to:

Verb (20 meanings)

1. hit with a missile from a weapon.

to shoot, hit, pip

to shoot is a way to:
  • to injure, wound (verb) - cause injuries or bodily harm to
ways to shoot:
  • to grass (verb) - shoot down, of birds
  • to gun down (verb) - strike down or shoot down
  • to kneecap (verb) - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • hit, hitting, striking (noun) - the act of contacting one thing with another
  • shoot (noun) - the act of shooting at targets
  • shot, shooter (noun) - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Verb group:
  • to blast, shoot (verb) - fire a shot
  • to shoot, pip (verb) - kill by firing a missile
  • to strike, hit (verb) - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

2. kill by firing a missile.

to shoot, pip

to shoot is a way to:
  • to kill (verb) - cause to die
ways to shoot:
  • to flight (verb) - shoot a bird in flight
  • to pick off (verb) - shoot one by one
to shoot is derivationally related to:
Verb group:
  • to shoot, hit, pip (verb) - hit with a missile from a weapon

3. fire a shot.

to blast, shoot

Example:
  • “the gunman blasted away”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
  • to blaze away, blaze (verb) - shoot rapidly and repeatedly
  • to gun (verb) - shoot with a gun
  • to open fire, fire (verb) - start firing a weapon
  • to overshoot (verb) - shoot beyond or over (a target)
  • to pump (verb) - deliver forth
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • shoot (noun) - the act of shooting at targets
  • shooting, shot (noun) - the act of firing a projectile
  • shot, shooter (noun) - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Verb group:
  • to shoot, hit, pip (verb) - hit with a missile from a weapon

4. make a film or photograph of something.

to film, shoot, take

Examples:
  • “take a scene”,
  • “shoot a movie”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
to shoot is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
Verb group:

5. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.

to shoot

Example:
  • “shoot a glance”
to shoot is a way to:

6. run or move very quickly or hastily.

to dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

Example:
  • “She dashed into the yard”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
  • to plunge (verb) - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • dash, sprint (noun) - a quick run
  • dash, bolt (noun) - the act of moving with great haste
  • flit, dart (noun) - a sudden quick movement
  • iceboat, ice yacht, scooter (noun) - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame
  • motor scooter, scooter (noun) - a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
see also:
Verb group:

7. move quickly and violently.

to tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck

Examples:
  • “The car tore down the street”,
  • “He came charging into my office”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
  • to rip (verb) - move precipitously or violently
see also:
Verb group:

8. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.

to shoot

Examples:
  • “shoot craps”,
  • “shoot a golf ball”
to shoot is a way to:
  • to hit (verb) - cause to move by striking
ways to shoot:
  • to birdie (verb) - shoot in one stroke under par
  • to bogey (verb) - to shoot in one stroke over par
  • to break (verb) - make the opening shot that scatters the balls
  • to carom (verb) - make a carom
  • to chip (verb) - play a chip shot
  • to double bogey (verb) - to shoot two strokes over par
  • to dunk (verb) - make a dunk shot, in basketball
  • to eagle, double birdie (verb) - shoot two strokes under par
  • to knuckle (verb) - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • shooter (noun) - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
  • taw, shooter (noun) - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

9. record on photographic film.

to photograph, snap, shoot

Examples:
  • “I photographed the scene of the accident”,
  • “She snapped a picture of the President”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
  • to retake (verb) - photograph again
  • to x-ray (verb) - take an x-ray of something or somebody
to shoot is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
Verb group:
  • to film, shoot, take (verb) - make a film or photograph of something

10. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.

to shoot

Example:
  • “The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth”
to shoot is a way to:

11. cause a sharp and sudden pain in.

to shoot

Example:
  • “The pain shot up her leg”
to shoot is a way to:

12. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.

to inject, shoot

Example:
  • “inject hydrogen into the balloon”
to shoot is a way to:
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • injectable (adjective) - (used of drugs) capable of being injected
  • injection (noun) - the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
  • injector (noun) - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
Verb group:

13. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.

to shoot

Example:
  • “shoot cloth”
to shoot is a way to:

14. throw dice, as in a crap game.

to shoot

to shoot is a way to:
  • to throw (verb) - throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
to shoot is derivationally related to:

15. spend frivolously and unwisely.

to fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away

Example:
  • “Fritter away one's inheritance”
to shoot is a way to:
to shoot is derivationally related to:
to shoot entails:

16. score.

to shoot

Examples:
  • “shoot a basket”,
  • “shoot a goal”
to shoot is a way to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • sport, athletics (noun) - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

17. utter fast and forcefully.

to shoot

Example:
  • “She shot back an answer”
to shoot is a way to:

18. measure the altitude of by using a sextant.

to shoot

Example:
  • “shoot a star”
to shoot is a way to:

19. produce buds, branches, or germinate.

to shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

Example:
  • “the potatoes sprouted”
to shoot is a way to:
  • to grow (verb) - increase in size by natural process
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • germ (noun) - a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
  • germination, sprouting (noun) - the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
  • pullulation, gemmation (noun) - asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
  • shoot (noun) - a new branch
  • sprout (noun) - a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
  • sprout (noun) - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
Verb group:
  • to germinate (verb) - cause to grow or sprout

20. give an injection to.

to inject, shoot

Example:
  • “We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”
to shoot is a way to:
ways to shoot:
to shoot is derivationally related to:
  • injectable (adjective) - (used of drugs) capable of being injected
  • injection, shot (noun) - the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
  • injection, injectant (noun) - any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • medicine, practice of medicine (noun) - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
Verb group:
  • to inject, shoot (verb) - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing