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
1
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
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
1
before 900; Middle English
shoten (v.), Old English
scēotan; cognate with Dutch
schieten, German
schiessen, Old Norse
skjōta; akin to
shot1
Example sentences from the Web for shot
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)
shot
Idioms and Phrases with shot (2 of 2)
shoot