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21shot — I. /ʃɒt / (say shot) noun 1. the discharge or a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc. 2. the range of the discharge, or the distance covered by the missile in its flight. 3. an attempt to hit with a projectile discharged from a gun or the like. 4.… …
22shot — I [[t]ʃɒt[/t]] n. pl. shots, for6,8, shot; 1) a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc 2) an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc 3) the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight 4) an aimed discharge of a missile 5) an… …
23shot — shot1 [ ʃat ] adjective never before noun INFORMAL injured, damaged, or destroyed: The bones in her wrist were shot. shot to pieces/hell (=severely damaged or completely destroyed): My nerves are completely shot to pieces. be shot through with… …
24shot — noun 1 act of firing a gun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good, well placed ▪ clean ▪ He killed them with a clean shot to their heads. ▪ …
25shot — I UK [ʃɒt] / US [ʃɑt] noun Word forms shot : singular shot plural shots *** 1) [countable] an act of firing a gun fire a shot: The man fired two shots from a handgun. a) a bullet that is fired from a gun The third shot hit the officer in the… …
26shot — 1. n. 1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt to hit by shooting or throwing etc. (took a shot at him). 3 a a single non explosive missile for a cannon, gun, etc. b (pl. same or shots) a… …
27shot — shot1 noun 1》 the firing of a gun or cannon. ↘a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot. ↘a critical or aggressive remark. 2》 a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports, in particular an attempt to …
28shot*/*/*/ — [ʃɒt] noun [C] I 1) an act of firing a gun, or the sound of a gun being fired The man fired two shots from a handgun.[/ex] The neighbours say they heard four shots.[/ex] 2) an act of throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball That was another fine shot …
29shot — noun 1) a shot rang out Syn: report of a gun, crack, bang, blast; (shots) gunfire 2) the cannons have run out of shot Syn: bullets, cannonballs, pellets, ammunition 3) …
30shot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. propelled, struck (see propulsion); interspersed, interwoven. n. bullet, ball, pellet; discharge, stroke, attempt; slang, injection, inoculation, hypodermic, hypo. See arms, remedy. II (Roget s IV)… …
