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shot in the arm

shot in the arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shot in stressed th ee ahrm]
    • /ʃɒt ɪn stressed ði ɑrm/
    • /ʃɒt ɪn ðə ɑːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shot in stressed th ee ahrm]
    • /ʃɒt ɪn stressed ði ɑrm/

Definitions of shot in the arm words

  • noun plural shot in the arm a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 1
  • noun plural shot in the arm the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight. 1
  • noun plural shot in the arm an aimed discharge of a missile. 1
  • noun plural shot in the arm an attempt to hit a target with a missile. 1
  • noun plural shot in the arm an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc. 1
  • noun plural shot in the arm 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
See all 41 definitions of shot in the arm

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Origin of shot in the arm

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 in the arm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shot in the arm

shot in the arm 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".

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Synonyms for shot in the arm

adj shot in the arm

  • alleviative — Also, alleviatory [uh-lee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈli vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA). serving to alleviate; palliative.
  • curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
  • medicable — responsive to medical treatment; curable.
  • medicative — medicinal.

noun shot in the arm

  • analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
  • conditioner — A conditioner is a substance which you can put on your hair after you have washed it to make it softer.
  • geese — a plural of goose.
  • goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
All 24 Synonyms of shot in the arm

Antonyms for shot in the arm

noun shot in the arm

  • depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
Just one Antonym for shot in the arm

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