meaning of shot
1. imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
2. Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t. , 8.
3. A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
4. of Shot
5. To load with shot, as a gun.
6. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
7. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
8. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
9. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
10. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
11. of Shoot
12. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Related Words
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