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The act of firing a projectile His shooting was slow but accurate |
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A solid missile discharged from a firearm The shot buzzed past his ear |
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand 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 |
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A chance to do something He wanted a shot at the champion |
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A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) He is a crack shot A poor shooter |
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A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film |
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The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe The nurse gave him a flu shot |
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A small drink of liquor He poured a shot of whiskey |
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An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect His parting shot was `drop dead' She threw shafts of sarcasm She takes a dig at me every chance she gets |
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An estimate based on little or no information |
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An informal photograph Usually made with a small hand-held camera My snapshots haven't been developed yet He tried to get unposed shots of his friends |
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Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put He trained at putting the shot |
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An explosive charge used in blasting |
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A blow hard enough to cause injury He is still recovering from a shot to his leg I caught him with a solid shot to the chin |
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An attempt to score in a game |
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Informal words for any attempt or effort He gave it his best shot He took a stab at forecasting |
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The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination |
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Hit with a missile from a weapon |
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Kill by firing a missile |
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Fire a shot The gunman blasted away |
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Make a film or photograph of something Take a scene Shoot a movie |
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Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly Shoot a glance |
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Run or move very quickly or hastily She dashed into the yard |
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Move quickly and violently The car tore down the street He came charging into my office |
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Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective Shoot craps Shoot a golf ball |
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Record on photographic film I photographed the scene of the accident She snapped a picture of the President |
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Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth |
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Cause a sharp and sudden pain in The pain shot up her leg |
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Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing Inject hydrogen into the balloon |
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Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors Shoot cloth |
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Throw dice, as in a crap game |
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Spend frivolously and unwisely Fritter away one's inheritance |
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Score Shoot a basket Shoot a goal |
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Utter fast and forcefully She shot back an answer |
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Measure the altitude of by using a sextant Shoot a star |
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Produce buds, branches, or germinate The potatoes sprouted |
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Give an injection to We injected the glucose into the patient's vein |
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Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles Changeable taffeta Chatoyant (or shot) silk A dragonfly hovered |
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Vibrating and iridescent |
| adj | changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, colorful, colourful |
| noun | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| noun | stroke, maneuver, manoeuvre, play |
| noun | shooting, propulsion, actuation |
| noun | crack, opportunity, chance |
| noun | injection, medical care, medical aid
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| noun | pellet, projectile, missile |
| noun | snapshot, snap, photograph, photo, exposure, pic |
| noun | scene, photograph, photo, exposure, pic |
| noun | stab, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| noun | shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe, remark, comment |
| noun | blow |
| noun | nip, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
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| noun | sports equipment, sporting goods
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| noun | shooter, expert |
| noun | blastoff, rocket firing, rocket launching
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| noun | charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
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| noun | guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning, estimate, estimation, approximation, idea |