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 Shot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shotting.] To load with shot, as a gun.
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 shot
      adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from
            different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
            shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
            iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent]
      n 1: an attempt to score in a game
      2: (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"
         [syn: stroke]
      3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but
         accurate" [syn: shooting]
      4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
         [syn: crack]
      5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a
         syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: injection]
      6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed
         past his ear" [syn: pellet]
      7: 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" [syn: snapshot,
          snap]
      8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of
         action in a film [syn: scene]
      9: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
         best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: stab]
      10: 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" [syn: shaft, slam, dig,
           barb, jibe, gibe]
      11: 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"
      12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
           nip]
      13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in
          the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
      14: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability
          to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: shooter]
      15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified
          destination [syn: blastoff]
      16: an explosive charge used in blasting
      17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess,
           guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning]
      [also: shotting, shotted]

 shotting
      See shot

 shot
      See shoot
      [also: shotting, shotted]