Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word shot. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in shot.
Definitions and meaning of shot
shot
Pronunciation
(UK) enPR: shŏt, IPA(key): /ʃɒt/
(US) enPR: shŏt, IPA(key): /ʃɑt/, /ʃɔt/
Rhymes: -ɒt
Homophones: shott, chott
Etymology 1
From Old Englishsceot, from Proto-Germanic*skutą; compare the doublet scot.
Adjective
shot (comparativemore shot, superlativemost shot)
Tired, weary.
Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
(colloquial) Worn out or broken.
(of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
shot (countable and uncountable, pluralshots)
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
(countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
(uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
(uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
(uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
(figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
(slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
A single serving of espresso.
(archaic) A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
(photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
(medicine) A vaccination or injection.
(US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
(US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
(fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
(fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
(fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Dutch: shot
→ French: shot
→ Macedonian: шот(šot)
→ Polish: shot
→ Portuguese: shot
→ Russian: шот(šot)
→ Spanish: shot
→ Swedish: shot
→ Ukrainian: шот(šot)
Translations
Verb
shot
simple past and past participle of shoot
Verb
shot (third-person singular simple presentshots, present participleshotting, simple past and past participleshotted)
(transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.
(transitive, MLE) To sell illegal drugs; to deal.
(transitive, obsolete) To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.
References
“shot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
See scot(“a share”).
Noun
shot (pluralshots)
A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
shot-free
Translations
Etymology 3
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Interjection
shot
(colloquial, New Zealand) An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.
Anagrams
HOTs, Soth, TOSH, Thos., Tosh, host, hots, oths, tosh
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishshot.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃɔt/
Hyphenation: shot
Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun
shotn or m (pluralshots, diminutiveshotjen)
(film, photography)shot(sequence of frames)
shot(measure/serving of alcohol)
Derived terms
shotglas
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃɔt/
Noun
shotm (pluralshots)
shot(small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
Derived terms
verre à shot
Polish
Alternative forms
szot
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishshot.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʂɔt/
Rhymes: -ɔt
Syllabification: shot
Noun
shotm animal
shot, shooter (small, strong drink with a small amount of non-alcoholic ingredients, served in a vodka glass with a volume of up to 50 ml, drunk at once, usually also in a larger number; less often: a small portion of strong alcohol without admixtures)
Declension
Further reading
shot at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishshot.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: (Brazil)-ɔt͡ʃi, (Portugal)-ɔt
Hyphenation: shot
Homophone: xote(Brazil)
Noun
shotm (pluralshots)
(informal)shot(small quantity of drink, especially alcohol)
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈʃot/[ˈʃot̪]
Rhymes: -ot
Syllabification: shot
Noun
shotm (pluralshots)
shot(small portion of drink)
Synonym:chupito
Swedish
Noun
shotc
shot; measure of alcohol
Usage notes
In Sweden, the term "shot" usually refers to a measure of 4 or 6 cl of alcohol.