Meaning
22 senses(countable, uncountable)The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
The shot was wide of the mark.
Schuss
вы́стрелvýstrel
по́стрілpóstril
the act of firing a projectile
(countable, uncountable)The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
Schuss, Wurf
бросо́кbrosók, уда́рudár
(countable)The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
Kugel
ядро́jadró
ядро́jadró
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
(uncountable)The athletics event of shot put.
(uncountable)Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.
The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.
Kugel, Schrot
дробьdrobʹ
(historical, uncountable)Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
The shot for this ship's deck guns, in that day, consisted only of solid iron balls such as ten-pounders.
(countable, uncountable)Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
He'd make a bad soldier, since he's a lousy shot.
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An opportunity or attempt.
I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
Versuch
попы́ткаpopýtka
спро́баspróba
an attempt to score in a game
(countable, uncountable)A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
вы́зовvýzov
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A punch or other physical blow.
(countable, uncountable)A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
Kurzer, Shot, Stamperl
по́рцияpórcija, до́заdóza, рю́мкаrjúmka
(countable, uncountable)A single serving of espresso.
Examples
1958 sentencesTom shot himself in the foot.
Том вистрілив собі в ногу.
ruТом выстрелил себе в ногу.
That was just a warning shot.
Це був лише попереджувальний вистріл.
ruЭто был лишь предупредительный выстрел.
Have you ever shot a gun?
Ти коли-небудь стріляв із пістолета?
Tom shot himself in the leg.
Том вистрілив собі у ногу.
ruТом выстрелил себе в ногу.
deTom hat sich ins Bein geschossen.
Tom shot himself in the knee.
Том вистрелив собі у коліно.
ruТом выстрелил себе в колено.
deTom hat sich selbst ins Knie geschossen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 10
By meaning 8
Origin
Inherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sċeot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; cInherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sċeot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare the doublet scot.
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Forms
plural: shotsSynonyms
13 synonyms- informal words for any attempt or effort:stab
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm:pellet
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect:shaftslamdigbarbjibegibe
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot):shooter
- a chance to do something:crack
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination:blastoff
Word family
202 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- got shot
- shot three times
- shot and killed
- shot of tequila
- shot in the
- accidentally shot
- shot himself
- a flu shot
- a shot of
- best best shot
- gun and shot
- shot himself in