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1. Particular style or angle of a photograph-for example, a beauty shot, close-up, long shot, or composite shot.

2. Unedited, uncut strip of exposed film or videotape taken by one camera without interruption.

3. Informal photograph, usually taken by an amateur, without any attention to technique; a snapshot.

noun

1. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Slang take. Archaic assay. See try.
2. A brief trial: crack, go, stab, try. Informal fling, whack, whirl. See try.
3. A favorable or advantageous combination of circumstances: break, chance, occasion, opening, opportunity. See luck/misfortune/chance.
4. A small amount of liquor: dram, drop, jigger, sip, tot¹. Informal nip², slug¹. Slang snort. See big/small/amount, ingestion.

Idioms beginning with shot:
shotgun
shot in the arm, a
shot in the dark
shot to hell

See also big cheese (shot); call the shots; cheap shot; give it one's best shot; have a crack (shot) at; like a shot; long shot; parting shot. Also see under shoot.

n

Definition: discharge; ammunition
Antonyms: backfire

n. 1. the firing of a gun or cannon: he brought down a caribou with a single shot to the neck.

2. an attempt to hit a target by shooting.

3. the range of a gun or cannon: six more desperadoes came galloping up and halted just out of rifle shot.

4. a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot at short and long distances.

5. pl. same a ball of stone or metal used as a missile fired from a large gun or cannon.

6. also lead shot tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: The firing of a gun or another weapon. Also: To attempt or try. Also: A photographic view or exposure. Also: A hypodermic injection.

When asked if he wanted to give tennis a try, John decided to give it a shot.

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adjective
adjective, mainly US, Austral, and NZ

1: to be or get shot of to get rid of. (1802 —) .
Daily Telegraph Advising its members to make haste to get shot of unsuitable employees (1976).

2: Drunk. (1864 —) .
D. R. Stuart Ah well, I got shot, real staggery...but that arrack, hell, it's great stuff (1979).

3: mainly US
a: Worn out, ruined, used up. (1933 —) .
G. V. Higgins Your boiler is one of those old things....I think it's about shot (1981).

b: Exhausted. (1939 —) .
J. Gores He...[was] literally too tired to move....Shot. Utterly shot (1972). noun


4: the shot Austral What is needed, just the thing. (1953 —) .
C. Wallace-crabbe 'Beer, Bob?' Sandstone asked....'Just the shot, thanks.' Bob was thirsty now (1979).

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1. lead shot may be eaten by aquatic birds in sufficient amounts to cause lead poisoning.
2. vernacular for injection.

For a list of words related to shot, see:

• Space Exploration and Rocketry - shot: space flight to specific celestial body, such as moonshot
• Procedures - shot: injection
• Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - shot: lead pellets discharged from firearm: bird shot, buckshot, grapeshot
• Glassware - shot: very small, heavy-bottomed, narrow glass
• Cinematography Tools and Techniques - shot: continuous shooting of scene without stopping camera
• Tools and Techniques - shot: photograph
• Basketball
• Pool and Billiards
• Bars, Bar Tools, and Habitués - shot: small measure of undiluted liquor, usu. one and a half ounces
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Drug Names and Forms - shot: hypodermic injection of a drug

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - skud
v. tr. - lade med skud

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    advarselsskud
• a shot in the dark    et skud i mørket
• be shot of    blive noget kvit, blive af med
• by a long shot    langtfra
• give something one's best shot    gøre det bedste man kan
• like a shot    som et lyn
• shot in the arm    indsprøjtning i armen, frisk indsprøjtning
• shot put    kuglestød
• shot through    gennemtrængt

2.
adj. - changerende

3.
n. - en regning på en bar eller ens andel af en regning

Nederlands (Dutch)
schot, poging, kanonskogel, spuitje, opname, kiekje, schoot, geschoten

Français (French)
1.
n. - coup, (Sport) coup, (Phot) photo, (Cin) plan, piqûre, tentative, poids, balle, plomb, cendrée, tireur, lampée, (Aérosp) lancement, tir
v. tr. - charger ou peser avec un poids

idioms:

• a shot across the bows    un coup de semonce
• a shot in the dark    (être dit) au hasard
• be shot of    être débarrassé de
• by a long shot    de beaucoup
• give something one's best shot    donner le meilleur de soi-même
• like a shot    comme une flèche
• shot in the arm    coup de fouet, revigorer qch
• shot put    lancer du poids
• shot through with    parsemé de

2.
adj. - de couleur changeante ou bigarrée

3.
n. - addition (dans un pub), participation à l'addition (dans un pub)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schuß, Versuch, Schrot, Kugel, Spritze
v. - laden, mit Kugeln beschweren

idioms:

• a shot across the bows    Schuß vor den Bug
• a shot in the dark    ein Versuch aufs Geratewohl
• be shot of    loswerden von
• by a long shot    weitaus
• give something one's best shot    sein Bestes versuchen
• like a shot    wie ein Blitz
• shot in the arm    Aufschwung, (ugs.) Schluck
• shot put    Kugelstoßen
• shot through with    durchschossen

2.
adj. - changierend, schillernd

3.
n. - Aufnahme, Einstellung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βολή, πυροβολισμός, τουφεκιά, βλήμα, σκάγια, εικασία, εμβέλεια, απόπειρα, στιγμιότυπο, κινηματογραφικό πλάνο, σκοπευτής, λογαριασμός, (αθλητ.) ρίψη, μπαλιά, εκτόξευση πυραύλου, σφηνάκι, ένεση
v. - πυροβόλησε, (επίθ.) εξαντλημένος, πιωμένος

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    (ναυτ.) προειδοποιητική βολή, (μτφ.) απειλή ή προειδοποίηση
• a shot in the dark    απλή εικασία
• be shot of    ξεφορτώνομαι
• by a long shot    (σε άρνηση) ούτε κατά διάνοια
• call the shots    έχω το γενικό πρόσταγμα
• give something one's best shot    κάνω ό, τι μπορώ καλύτερο
• like a shot    στη στιγμή, σαν αστραπή
• shot in the arm    τονωτική ένεση, (οινοπνευματώδες) ποτό, ενθάρρυνση
• shot put    (αθλοπ.) σφαιροβολία
• shot through    εμποτισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
prova, palla, colpo, tiro, iniezione, foto

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    un ammonimento
• be shot of it    averne abbastanza
• by a long shot    di gran lunga
• call the shots    controllare la situazione
• dead shot    tiratore scelto
• give something one's best shot    fare il massimo per
• like a shot    come una feccia
• shot in the arm    ferito al braccio
• shot put    lancio del peso
• shot through    cosparso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tiro (m), projétil (m), alcance (m), tentativa (f), adivinhação (f), crítica (f), tacada (f) no bilhar, chute (m) a gol, lance (m) de dados, trago (m) de bebida, arremesso (m) de anzol, injeção de tóxico (f) (gír.)
v. - carregar arma, chumbar rede, entremear

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    tiro de advertência
• be shot of    se ver livre de
• by a long shot    de maneira alguma
• call the shots    botar as cartas na mesa
• dead shot    tiro (m) mortal
• give something one's best shot    tentar o melhor possível
• like a shot    de repente
• shot in the arm    estímulo (m)
• shot put    lançamento (m) de peso
• shot through    qualidades e sentimentos particulares

Русский (Russian)
выстрел, попытка, удар, игрок, дальность выстрела, дробь, пуск (ракеты), снимок, укол, предположение, личность, взрыв, ткань с отливом, счет, взнос, заряжать, давший росток, переливчатый, отнерестившийся, потрепанный, испещренный, обреченный на провал

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    действия, предпринятые в качестве предупреждения
• be shot of it    избавиться от чего-л., кого-л.
• by a long shot    гораздо, намного
• call the shots    командовать
• dead shot    хороший стрелок
• give something one's best shot    постараться изо всех сил
• like a shot    сразу, не раздумывая
• shot in the arm    стимул, укол в руку
• shot put    толкание ядра
• shot through    удар по (воротам)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bala de cañón, metralla, perdigones, tiro, disparo
v. tr. - cargar o suplir con tiro

idioms:

• a shot across the bows    una advertencia, cañonazo de advertencia
• a shot in the dark    una simple suposición, tirarse un lance
• be shot of    desembarazarse de, librarse de, ser quitado de encima
• by a long shot    con mucho, ni mucho menos
• give something one's best shot    poner las mejores intenciones
• like a shot    como una bala
• shot in the arm    estímulo, dosis vivificante
• shot put    lanzamiento del peso, lanzamiento de bala
• shot through with    indundado de, extenderse por, penetrar, bañado de

2.
adj. - tornasolado, matizado

3.
n. - trago

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skott, kula, skytt, foto, försök, gissning, bollskott, boll, dos, spruta, injicering, sil (sl)
v. - ladda med skarp ammunition, tynga med hagel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 射击, 开枪, 射门, 枪声, 投篮, 给...装弹, 尝试, 试图

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    警告
• a shot in the dark    无根据的瞎猜
• be shot of    摆脱, 完成, 结束, 解决
• by a long shot    冒险打赌
• give something one's best shot    尽自己最大的努力
• like a shot    飞快地, 立刻
• shot in the arm    兴奋剂, 鼓励, 刺激因素
• shot put    铅球, 掷铅球比赛
• shot through    渗透, 充满着机智

2. 摆脱了的, 织成杂色的, 结束了的, 精疲力尽的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 射擊, 開槍, 射門, 槍聲, 投籃
v. tr. - 給...裝彈, 嘗試, 試圖

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    警告
• a shot in the dark    無根據的瞎猜
• be shot of    擺脫, 完成, 結束, 解決
• by a long shot    冒險打賭
• give something one's best shot    盡自己最大的努力
• like a shot    飛快地, 立刻
• shot in the arm    興奮劑, 鼓勵, 刺激因素
• shot put    鉛球, 擲鉛球比賽
• shot through    滲透, 充滿著機智

2.
adj. - 擺脫了的, 織成雜色的, 結束了的, 精疲力盡的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 발포, 탄환, 사수
v. tr. - ~에 총알을 공급하다, ~에 추를 달다, 시도하다

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    경고
• a shot in the dark    막연한 추측
• a shot in the dark    맞을 것이라고 추측하다, 성공할 것이라고 추측하다
• be shot of    ~을 제거하다
• by a long shot    결코, 절대로, 확실히
• give something one's best shot    최선을 다하다
• like a shot    번개같은 동작으로, 총알처럼, 기꺼이

2.
adj. - (보기에 따라 색이 변하게 짠) 양색 직물의, 가장 자리가 반듯하게 깎인, 몹시 지친

3.
n. - (술집 따위의) 계산서

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発砲, 発射, 銃声, 銃弾, 砲弾, 射撃が…の人, 砲丸, 射程, 打ち上げ, 写真, 弾, 撮影
adj. - 玉虫色の, 使い古した, 終えた, 富んだ

idioms:

• a shot across the bow    警告
• be shot of it    免れる, 除く
• like a shot    速く, すぐに
• shot in the arm    腕の注射, 刺激
• shot put    砲丸投げ, 砲丸投げの一投
• shot through    打ち抜かれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألرمي أو طلقه من سلاح ناري, حقنه أو جرعه من مخدر, رميه أو قذفه للكرة نحو ألهدف (فعل) رمى, قذف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירייה, זריקת תרופה/סם, קלע, ניסיון, פגיעה, ניחוש, קליעה, בעיטה, שיגור חללית, קליע, כדור, כדור-ברזל, צילום, טווח-שמיעה, כוסית שתייה‬
v. tr. - ‮טען (כדור)‬
adj. - ‮מגוון, ארוג בגוונים שונים, הרוס, סחוט‬
n. - ‮חשבון או החלק שעל אדם לשלם ממנו, בייחוד בפאב‬

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