shot in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shot in Hindi हिन्दी
shot in Kashmiri कॉशुर
shot in Sindhi سنڌي
shot in English
- shot⇄adj. 1a. woven or dyed so as to show a play of colors.
Ex. blue silk shot with gold.
b. variable, as a color; changeable.
2. that has grown or sprouted, as a stalk or blade.
3. (Slang, Figurative.) that has been used up, worn o - shot⇄expr. call the shots (or one's shot), (Informal.)
a. to control the proceedings or outcome; direct; manage.
Ex. He let the Republicans call the shots, but when the hearings opened ... he put the responsibility on their shoulders (Atlantic). - shot⇄expr. like a shot, at once; with great rapidity.
Ex. If anybody can suggest to me anything else that I can do--I'll do it like a shot (Arnold Bennett). - shot⇄expr. not by a long shot. See under long shot.
- shot⇄expr. put the shot, to send a heavy metal ball as far as one can with one push.
Ex. to put the shot in an athletic contest. - shot⇄expr. shot in the arm, (Informal.) something that stimulates or revives; incentive; spur.
Ex. As a shot in the arm for industry, there could be generous investment allowances (Sunday Times). - shot⇄expr. shot in the dark, (Informal.) a guess based upon little or no evidence; wild guess.
Ex. [He] really had no facts of any substance. ... His innuendos about ""covering up"" were mere shots in the dark (Blair Fraser). - shot⇄expr. shot through with, full of.
Ex. a composition shot through with errors, speeches shot through with wit. It was an immense ... rabbit warren shot through with a network of narrow paths (New Yorker). - shot⇄expr. stand shot, to meet the expense; pay the bill.
Ex. Are you going to stand shot to all this good liquor? (Scott). - shot⇄noun 1a. the discharge as of a gun, cannon, or bow.
Ex. to fire a shot. He heard two shots.
b. the act of shooting.
Ex. ... taken without shot or slaughter (Charles Kingsley).
2. what is discharged in shooting:
a. tiny ba - shot⇄shot (1), noun, pl.shotsor (for 2)shotorshots,verb, shotted,shotting.
- shot⇄shot (2), verb, adjective.
verb the past tense and past participle of shoot.
Ex. Many years ago he shot a rival and was himself shot in revenge. - shot⇄split stroke orshot
(Croquet.) a stroke or shot made in such a way that two balls placed in contact are driven in different directions. - shot⇄v.t. 1. to load with shot; furnish with shot.
Ex. Her [a ship's] shotted guns were discharging (Scott).
2. to weigh by attaching a shot or shots.
3. to attempt; try.