shot
1
[ 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, adjectiveWords nearby shot
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