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- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/
- /ʃɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shot]
- /ʃɒt/
Definitions of shot word
- noun plural shot a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 1
- noun plural shot the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight. 1
- noun plural shot an aimed discharge of a missile. 1
- noun plural shot an attempt to hit a target with a missile. 1
- noun plural shot an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc. 1
- noun plural shot a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun. 1
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Origin of shot
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sc(e)ot, (ge)sceot; cognate with German Schoss, Geschoss; akin to shoot1
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Parts of speech for Shot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shot
noun shot
- addiction — Addiction is the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them.
- ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
- ammunition — Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- anaesthetic — Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake.
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
adj shot
- aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
verb shot
- aviated — Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- cinematized — Simple past tense and past participle of cinematize.
- darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
adjective shot
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- executed — Carry out or put into effect (a plan, order, or course of action).
- exhausted — Drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
Antonyms for shot
noun shot
- backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
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