shot up (verb)

  • 1shot-blast — shotˈ blast transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑shot …

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  • 2shot|fire — «SHOT FYR», intransitive verb, fired, fir|ing. Mining. to fire a blasting charge: »As detonator and high explosive are embedded in the borehole, shotfiring can be done entirely by electrical means (New Scientist) …

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  • 3shot-peen — verb shape (sheet metal) by bombarding it with a stream of metal shot …

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  • 4shot-blast — verb clean or strip (a surface) by directing a high speed stream of steel particles at it …

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  • 5shot — noun 1 act of firing a gun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good, well placed ▪ clean ▪ He killed them with a clean shot to their heads. ▪ …

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  • 6shot — 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.… …

  • 7shot — 1 noun GUNS/SHOOTING 1 fire a shot to fire a gun: He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots. 2 take a shot at to try to kill or injure someone by firing a gun at them: Someone took a shot at him as he was getting out of his car. 3 SOUND (C)… …

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  • 8o|ver|shot — «adjective. OH vuhr SHOT; verb. OH vuhr SHOT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower: »The mouths of some collies are slightly overshot. 2. driven by water flowing over from above: »an overshot water wheel. a) …

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  • 9pot´shot´ter — pot|shot «POT SHOT», noun, verb, shot|ted, shot|ting. –n. 1. a shot fired at game to get food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. 2. a quick shot at or attack against something from close range or from ambush and without careful… …

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  • 10pot|shot — «POT SHOT», noun, verb, shot|ted, shot|ting. –n. 1. a shot fired at game to get food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. 2. a quick shot at or attack against something from close range or from ambush and without careful aim:… …

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