potshot
potshot · potshots · potshotted · potshotting
drauflosballern
To fire potshotsTo fire potshots.
US/pˈɑʃˌɑt/
» The old farmer takes potshots at people who stray too close to his property.
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo fire potshots.
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Examples
1 sentencesThe old farmer takes potshots at people who stray too close to his property.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to fire potshots:
Origin
From pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. SFrom pot + shot. 1858, shot taken for the (cooking) pot, namely for food; see pothunter. Sense “opportunistic criticism” from 1926. Sense “drunk” from obsolete pot (“cup used for drinking liquor”).
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Forms
potshots, potshotting, potshotted, potshotted| Base form | potshot · to potshot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | potshots |
| Present participle | potshotting |
| Past simple | potshotted |
| Past participle | potshotted |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.