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nounan estimate based on little or no information
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"the shot buzzed past his ear"nouna solid missile discharged from a firearm
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"he is a crack shot"nouna person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
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"my snapshots haven't been developed yet" "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"nounan informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held cameratype of:
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"chatoyant (or shot) silk"adjectivevarying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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"his parting shot was `drop dead'"nounan aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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"he wanted a shot at the champion"nouna chance to do something
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nounthe launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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nouna consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
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"a good shot requires good balance and tempo" "he left me an almost impossible shot"noun(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
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nounthe act of firing a projectile
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"he gave it his best shot"nouninformal words for any attempt or effort
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"the nurse gave him a flu shot"nounthe act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
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"he poured a shot of whiskey"nouna small drink of liquor
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"he is still recovering from a shot to his leg" "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"nouna blow hard enough to cause injurytype of:
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nounan attempt to score in a game
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nounan explosive charge used in blastingtype of:
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"he trained at putting the shot"nounsports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot puttype of:
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