Meaning of shot In English

• 0 past simple and past participle of shoot

• 1 a kick, hit, or throw of the ball that is intended to score points in a sport such as cricket, football, tennis, or golf:

  • And that was a great shot by Márquez!

  • Murray drove a forehand shot down the line to win the match.

• 2 the action of firing a gun or another weapon:

  • He fired four shots at the car as it drove off.

• 3 an attempt to do or achieve something that you have not done before:

  • I thought I'd have a shot at making my own wine.

  • I've never tried bowling before, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

• 4 a photograph:

  • I got/took some really good shots of the harbour at sunset.

• 5 a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink:

  • a shot of whisky

  • They were at the bar doing shots (= drinking many small, strong alcoholic drinks).

  • He downed a shot of espresso.

  • I like my coffee with a shot of vanilla.

  • You can make your own healthy orange and turmeric shots.

• 6 an injection (= the act of putting a drug or vaccine into someone's body with a needle), or an amount of the drug or vaccine put into the body by a single injection:

  • It's important to get regular flu shots.

  • The doctor gave him a shot of morphine.

• 7 a heavy metal ball thrown in a sports competition

  • Shotgun cartridges contain lead shot.

• 8 (of silk) having small threads of a colour in it, so that the main colour appears to change depending on the angle at which the cloth is seen:

  • Her evening dress is made of green shot silk.

• 9 no longer working or effective:

  • It's no good - these gears are shot.

• 10 to get rid of or free of something, or to leave something:

  • I can't wait to get shot of this office for a week.

  • I suspect he left home to get shot of that awful mother of his.

• 11 past simple and past participle of shoot

• 12 the action of firing a gun or another weapon:

  • Several shots were fired.

• 13 an attempt to score a point by throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball or other object:

  • Roberts sank two foul shots to win the game.

• 14 a photograph, or a short piece in a movie in which there is a single action or a short series of actions:

  • I got some really good shots of the harbor at sunset.

• 15 an amount of a drug that is put into the body by a single injection:

  • The doctor gave him a shot of cortisone.

• 16 a heavy metal ball thrown in a sports competition, or small metal balls fired from a gun

• 17 an attempt to do or achieve something that is difficult, when success is uncertain:

  • I’m not sure they’ll consider me for the job, but I’ll give it a shot.

• 18 a small amount of an alcoholic drink:

  • a shot of whiskey

• 19 no longer working or effective:

  • The brakes are shot – you’d better take the car in to the garage.