Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
result of launching a projectile:
heavy iron ball used for the shot put:
opportunity or attempt:
photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures:
vaccination or injection:
Русский
By meaning 10
result of launching a projectile:
launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal:
heavy iron ball used for the shot put:
small metal balls used as ammunition:
opportunity or attempt:
critical or insulting comment:
measure of alcohol:
payment (of a bill), scot or shout:
photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures:
vaccination or injection:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
result of launching a projectile:
launching of a ball or similar object toward a goal:
heavy iron ball used for the shot put:
small metal balls used as ammunition:
opportunity or attempt:
measure of alcohol:
photography: single unbroken sequence of photographic exposures:
vaccination or injection:

Examples

1665 sentences

  1. Tom shot himself in the foot.

    Том вистрілив собі в ногу. — deniko

    ruТом выстрелил себе в ногу. — sharptoothed

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  2. That was just a warning shot.

    Це був лише попереджувальний вистріл. — deniko

    ruЭто был лишь предупредительный выстрел. — whatnot

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  3. Have you ever shot a gun?

    Ти коли-небудь стріляв із пістолета? — deniko

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Meaning

22 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

    The shot was wide of the mark.

    Schuss

    вы́стрелvýstrel

    по́стрілpóstril

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)An opportunity or attempt.

    I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.

    Versuch

    попы́ткаpopýtka

    спро́баspróba

  3. (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

More meanings 19

  1. (Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable)A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.

    tetanus shot

    I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.

    Spritze, Injektion

    уко́лukól, инъе́кцияinʺjékcija

    уко́лukól, ін'є́кціяinʺjékcija, за́штрикzáštryk

  2. (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

  3. (countable, uncountable)A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

    We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.

    Aufnahme

    кадрkadr, сни́мокsnímok

    кадрkadr, зні́мокznímok

  4. (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

  5. (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

  6. (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.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

    Drink up. It's his shot.

    вы́платаvýplata

  8. (countable, uncountable)A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.

    вы́зовvýzov

  9. (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.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sċeot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; c

Inherited from Middle English schot, from Old English sċeot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare the doublet scot.

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Forms

plural: shots
Singularshot
Pluralshots

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of firing a projectile:shooting
  • a solid missile discharged from a firearm:pellet
  • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand:stroke
  • a chance to do something:crack
  • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot):shooter
  • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film:scene

Word family

198 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

9 patterns
  • shot three times
  • shot of tequila
  • accidentally shot
  • shot himself
  • a flu shot
  • a shot of
  • gun and shot
  • shot himself in
  • heard three shots

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shorthandshortlyB1shortnessB2shortstopshotgunshouldA1

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