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, adjective

Definition for shot (2 of 3)

shot 2
[ shot ]
/ ʃɒt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of shoot1.

adjective

woven so as to present a play of colors; having a changeable color; variegated, as silk.
spread or streaked with color: the dawn sky shot with gold.
in hopelessly bad condition; ruined: Those sneakers are really shot. His morale is shot.
Slang. intoxicated.

Definition for shot (3 of 3)

Origin of shoot

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before 900; Middle English shoten (v.), Old English scēotan; cognate with Dutch schieten, German schiessen, Old Norse skjōta; akin to shot1

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British Dictionary definitions for shot (1 of 3)

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 (2 of 3)

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

British Dictionary definitions for shot (3 of 3)

shoot
/ (ʃuːt) /

verb shoots, shooting or shot

noun

interjection

US and Canadian an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc

Word Origin for shoot

Old English sceōtan; related to Old Norse skjōta, Old High German skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic iskydati to throw out

Medical definitions for shot

shot
[ shŏt ]

n.

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

Scientific definitions for shot

shoot
[ shōōt ]

The part of a vascular plant that is above ground, including the stem and leaves. The tips of shoots contain the apical meristem.

Idioms and Phrases with shot (1 of 2)

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Idioms and Phrases with shot (2 of 2)

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