shot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of firing a gun, or the sound it makes.

   We heard a shot somewhere in the distance.

2. 2
   noun

   An attempt to do something.

   I've never painted before, but I'll give it a shot.

3. 3
   noun

   An injection of medicine given with a needle.

   The nurse gave the children their flu shots.

4. 4
   noun

   A small glass of strong alcohol drunk quickly.

   They each ordered a shot of whiskey.

5. 5
   noun

   A photograph or a single piece of filmed action.

   That's a beautiful shot of the mountains.

Common collocations

• a good shot Adjective + noun
• a lucky shot Adjective + noun
• get a shot Verb + noun
• take a shot Verb + noun
• a clean shot Adjective + noun
• a winning shot Adjective + noun
• fire a shot Verb + noun
• have a shot Verb + noun
• canister shot Noun + noun
• flu shot Noun + noun
• mug shot Noun + noun

Inherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare the doublet scot.

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