Shot I Extra Examples Heard Fired Act Person

• we heard some shots in the distance.
• someone took a shot at the car.
• she was killed by a single shot to the head.
• the man fired several shots from his pistol.

shot

1. the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes
• SEE ALSO gunshot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gunshot
• We heard some shots in the distance.
• Someone took a shot at the car.
• She was killed by a single shot to the head.
• The man fired several shots from his pistol.

Extra Examples

• I heard a pistol shot.
• The shot hit him in the chest.
2. a person who shoots a gun in a particular way (well, badly, etc.)
• She is a crack shot with a rifle.
3. an attempt to score a goal or point in a game
• SEE ALSO hook shot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hook-shot
• He took a shot from the edge of the box.
• Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net.
• She turned and hit a shot that looked like a certain goal.
• A defender managed to block his shot.
• Unfortunately her shot at goal missed.
• England had a few shots on goal.

Extra Examples

• He scuffed a shot from the edge of the box.
• I took a few more shots at the target, but missed every time.
• My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target.
• The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound.
• Their captain tried a long shot on goal.
• his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area
4. an act of hitting the ball
• SEE ALSO chip shot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chip-shot
• Good shot!
• Go on—take another shot.
• She started the day one shot off the lead.
5. the heavy ball that is used in the sports competition called shot-put
6. a photograph
• SEE ALSO mugshot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mugshot
• We stood there patiently while he snapped a few shots.
• I got some good shots of people at the party.
• I decided to stop and take a quick shot of the street.

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• I tried to get a shot of him in the water.
• publicity shots
• She took a wide-angle shot of the house and garden.
• Kate snapped a few shots with her camera through the window.
• I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line.
7. a scene in a film that is filmed continuously by one camera
• the opening shot of a character walking across a desert
• The director is clearly fond of tracking and aerial shots.
• The exterior shots were filmed in Morocco and Malta.
8. a large number of small metal balls that you fire together from a shotgun
• SEE ALSO buckshot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/buckshot
• Round shot whistled over our heads.
• Conservationists have called on the government to ban the use of lead shot in shotgun cartridges.
9. a large stone or metal ball that was shot from a cannon or large gun in the past
10. a remark or an action that is usually one of a series, and is aimed against somebody/something that you are arguing or competing with
• SEE ALSO parting shot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/parting_2#parting_idmg_2
• This statement was the opening shot in the argument.
• The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today.
• He couldn't resist taking a cheap shot at his political opponent.

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• As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.
• the opening shot in the election campaign
11. the act of trying to do or achieve something
• SEE ALSO a long shot
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/long_1#long_idmg_17
• The team are looking good for a shot at the title.
• I've never produced a play before but I'll have a shot at it.
• I'm willing to give it a shot.
• Just give it your best shot (= try as hard as you can) and you'll be fine.
12. a small amount of a drug that is put into your body using a syringe
• SYNONYM injection
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/injection
• a flu shot (= to protect you against flu)
• a shot of morphine

Extra Examples

• Have you had all your shots for your expedition yet?
• The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin.
• a shot of penicillin
13. a small amount of a drink, especially a strong alcoholic one
• a shot of whisky
14. the process of sending a spacecraft into and through space
• The space shot was shown live on television.
• a moon shot
15. a horse, dog, etc. that has the particular chance of winning a race that is mentioned
• The horse is a 10–1 shot.
16. an important person
17. to be the person who controls a situation
18. very quickly and without hesitating
• If I had the chance to go there, I'd go like a shot.
19. an attempt or a guess that is not likely to be successful but is worth trying
• It's a long shot, but it just might work.
20. not nearly; not at all
• It's not over yet—not by a long shot.
21. a final remark, especially an unkind one, that somebody makes as they leave
• As her parting shot she warned Pete never to come near her again.
22. something that you say or do as a warning to somebody about what might happen if they do not change, etc.
23. something that encourages somebody/something or gives them the help they need
• Their enthusiasm has been a shot in the arm for all of us.
24. a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be
• The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
• It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.

Word Origin

• noun Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot.