Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. |
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Flight-shot (n.) The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot |
Headmold shot () Alt. of Headmould shot |
Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. |
Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically. |
Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide |
Shot (imp. & p. p.) of Shoot |
Shooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoot |
Shoot (v. i.) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet |
Shoot (v. i.) To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth |
Shoot (v. i.) To strike with anything shot |
Shoot (v. i.) To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion |
Shoot (v. i.) To push or thrust forward |
Shoot (v. i.) To plane straight |
Shoot (v. i.) To pass rapidly through, over, or under |
Shoot (v. i.) To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling |
Shoot (v. i.) To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile |
Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile |
Shoot (v. i.) To be shot or propelled forcibly |
Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile |
Shoot (v. i.) To feel a quick, darting pain |
Shoot (v. i.) To germinate |
Shoot (v. i.) To grow |
Shoot (v. i.) To change form suddenly |
Shoot (v. i.) To protrude |
Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee. |
Shoot (n.) The act of shooting |
Shoot (n.) A young branch or growth. |
Shoot (n.) A rush of water |
Shoot (n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. |
Shoot (n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle |
Shoot (n.) A shoat |
Shooting (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shoots |
Shooting (n.) A wounding or killing with a firearm |
Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain |
Shooting (a.) Of or pertaining to shooting |
Shot () imp. & p. p. of Shoot. |
Shot (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured |
Shot (v. t.) A share or proportion |
Shot (pl. ) of Shot |
Shot (n.) The act of shooting |
Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet |
Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game |
Shot (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown |
Shot (n.) A marksman |
Shot (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun. |
Shot-clog (n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them. |
Shot-free (a.) Not to be injured by shot |
Shot-free (a.) Free from charge or expense |
blastoff shot | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination |
moon shot | the launching of a spacecraft to the moon |
basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop, his shot hit the rim and bounced out |
bank shot | a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop |
dunk dunk shot stuff shot | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
hook shot hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
jumper jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
pivot shot | a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot |
set shot | a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position |
scoop shot | a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion |
shooting shot | the act of firing a projectile, his shooting was slow but accurate |
shoot | the act of shooting at targets, they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer |
skeet skeet shooting trapshooting | the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird |
shooting | killing someone by gunfire, when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies |
drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
wing shooting | shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) |
masse masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically, the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball |
crap shooting crapshoot crap game | playing craps |
stroke shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand backhand stroke backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
chop chop shot | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
drop shot dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
passing shot | a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net |
golf stroke golf shot swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
chip chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot |
pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
injection shot | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe, the nurse gave him a flu shot |
shot stab | informal words for any attempt or effort, he gave it his best shot, he took a stab at forecasting |
shot | an attempt to score in a game |
long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury, he is still recovering from a shot to his leg, I caught him with a solid shot to the chin |
cheap shot | an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence, he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback |
shoot-down | murder by shooting someone down in cold blood |
BB BB shot | a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
bird shot buckshot duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells |
booster booster dose booster shot recall dose | an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective |
cannonball cannon ball round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
case shot canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
mug shot mugshot | a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) |
pistol handgun side arm shooting iron | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus |
powder and shot | ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |
shooting gallery shooting range | an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice |
shooting gallery | a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin |