shot

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[ shot ]
/ ʃɒt /

noun, plural shots or for 6, 8, shot.

verb (used with object), shot·ted, shot·ting.

to load or supply with shot.
to weight with shot.

verb (used without object), shot·ted, shot·ting.

to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower.

Idioms for shot

Origin of shot

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before 900; Middle English; Old English sc(e)ot, ( ge)sceot; cognate with German Schoss, Geschoss; akin to shoot1

OTHER WORDS FROM shot

shot·less, adjective shot·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for shot in the dark (1 of 2)

shot 1
/ (ʃɒt) /

noun

verb shots, shotting or shotted

(tr) to weight or load with shot

Word Origin for shot

Old English scot; related to Old Norse skot, Old High German scoz missile; see shoot

British Dictionary definitions for shot in the dark (2 of 2)

shot 2
/ (ʃɒt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of shoot

adjective

(of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect shot silk
streaked with colour
slang exhausted
get shot of or get shut of slang to get rid of

Medical definitions for shot in the dark

shot
[ shŏt ]

n.

A hypodermic injection.
A small amount given or applied at one time.

Idioms and Phrases with shot in the dark (1 of 2)

shot in the dark

A wild, unsubstantiated guess; also, an attempt that has little chance for success. For example, It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work, or You can try looking for your key on the beach, but I think it's a shot in the dark. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with shot in the dark (2 of 2)

shot