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English adjective: shot | |||
| 1. | shot varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||
| Samples | Changeable taffeta. Chatoyant (or shot) silk. A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent. | ||
| Synonyms | changeable, chatoyant, iridescent | ||
| Similar | colorful, colourful | ||
| Antonyms | colorless, colourless | ||
English noun: shot | |||
| 1. | shot (act) the act of firing a projectile | ||
| Samples | His shooting was slow but accurate. | ||
| Synonyms | shooting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | countershot, discharge, firing, firing off, gunfire, gunshot, headshot, potshot, shellfire, shoot | ||
| Part holonym | fire control | ||
| 2. | shot (artifact) a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||
| Samples | The shot buzzed past his ear. | ||
| Synonyms | pellet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | missile, projectile | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ball, BB, BB shot, bird shot, buckshot, duck shot, grape, grapeshot, musket ball | ||
| Part meronym | canister, canister shot, case shot | ||
| 3. | shot (act) (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | stroke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | maneuver, manoeuvre, play | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baseball swing, break, cannon, carom, cut, cut, golf shot, golf stroke, masse, masse shot, miscue, swing, swing, swipe, tennis shot, tennis stroke, undercut | ||
| Part holonym | follow-through | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 4. | shot (state) a chance to do something | ||
| Samples | He wanted a shot at the champion. | ||
| Synonyms | crack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chance, opportunity | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 5. | shot (person) a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) | ||
| Samples | He is a crack shot. A poor shooter. | ||
| Synonyms | shooter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crack shot, gun, gunman, marksman, sharpshooter, trapshooter | ||
| 6. | shot (communication) a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film | ||
| Synonyms | scene | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | outtake | ||
| Part meronym | film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show | ||
| 7. | shot (act) the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe | ||
| Samples | The nurse gave him a flu shot. | ||
| Synonyms | injection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medical aid, medical care | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | intradermal injection, intramuscular injection, intravenous injection, subcutaneous injection | ||
| 8. | shot (quantity) a small drink of liquor | ||
| Samples | He poured a shot of whiskey. | ||
| Synonyms | nip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 9. | shot (communication) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | ||
| Samples | His parting shot was `drop dead'. She threw shafts of sarcasm. She takes a dig at me every chance she gets. | ||
| Synonyms | barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, slam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheap shot | ||
| 10. | shot (cognition) an estimate based on little or no information | ||
| Synonyms | dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | ||
| 11. | shot (artifact) an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera | ||
| Samples | My snapshots haven't been developed yet. He tried to get unposed shots of his friends. | ||
| Synonyms | snap, snapshot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture | ||
| 12. | shot (artifact) sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put | ||
| Samples | He trained at putting the shot. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sports equipment | ||
| 13. | shot (artifact) an explosive charge used in blasting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge | ||
| 14. | shot (act) a blow hard enough to cause injury | ||
| Samples | He is still recovering from a shot to his leg. I caught him with a solid shot to the chin. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheap shot | ||
| 15. | shot (act) an attempt to score in a game | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basketball shot, headshot, slapshot | ||
| 16. | shot (act) informal words for any attempt or effort | ||
| Samples | He gave it his best shot. He took a stab at forecasting. | ||
| Synonyms | stab | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 17. | shot (act) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | ||
| Synonyms | blastoff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rocket firing, rocket launching | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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