shot

an attempt to score in a game

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

• “it took two strokes to get out of the bunker”
• “a good shot require good balance and tempo”
• “he left me an almost impossible shot”

the act of firing a projectile

• “his shooting was slow but accurate”

a chance to do something

• “he wanted a shot at the champion”

the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

• “the nurse gave him a flu shot”

a solid missile discharged from a firearm

• “the shot buzzed past his ear”

an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

• “my snapshots haven”
• “;”

a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

informal words for any attempt or effort

• “he gave it his best shot”
• “he took a stab at forecasting”

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• “his parting shot was”
• “";”
• “;”

a blow hard enough to cause injury

• “he is still recovering from a shot to his leg”
• “I caught him with a solid shot to the chin”

a small drink of liquor

• “he poured a shot of whiskey”

sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

• “he trained at putting the shot”

a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

• “he is a crack shot”
• “a poor shooter”

the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

an estimate based on little or no information

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

• “changeable taffeta”
• “chatoyant (or shot) silk”
• “a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent”