shot

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʃɑt/ UK /ʃɒt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like shut /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like sot /s/ vs /ʃ/

noun Freq #475

Meanings

1

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

We heard a shot somewhere in the distance.
2

noun
An attempt to do something.

I've never painted before, but I'll give it a shot.
3

noun
An injection of medicine given with a needle.

The nurse gave the children their flu shots.
4

noun
A small glass of strong alcohol drunk quickly.

They each ordered a shot of whiskey.
5

noun
A photograph or a single piece of filmed action.

That's a beautiful shot of the mountains.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · an attempt to do something. stab

3 noun · an injection of medicine... injection

4 noun · a small glass of strong... nip

Word family

Forms shots

Related forms bloodshotbreastshotcup-shotunshot

Common collocations

Etymology

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

schot Middle English sceot Old English *skutą Proto-Germanic

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# shot

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ʃɑt
**IPA (UK):** ʃɒt
**Frequency rank:** 475

## Meanings
1. The act of firing a gun, or the sound it makes.
2. An attempt to do something.
3. An injection of medicine given with a needle.
4. A small glass of strong alcohol drunk quickly.
5. A photograph or a single piece of filmed action.

## Examples
- We heard a shot somewhere in the distance.
- I've never painted before, but I'll give it a shot.
- The nurse gave the children their flu shots.
- They each ordered a shot of whiskey.
- That's a beautiful shot of the mountains.

## Related Forms
- bloodshot
- breastshot
- cup-shot
- unshot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: schot
- Root: sceot
- Root: *skutą

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

## AI Etymology
Shot is inherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare the doublet scot. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English schot, Old English sceot, Proto-Germanic *skutą. In current use it includes senses such as The act of firing a gun, or the sound it makes and An attempt to do something.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Actions & Processes

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