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. |
Shot
(imp. & p. p.) of Shoot |
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 |
Shot-proof
(a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Sight-shot
(n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
Snap
(n.) To break at once |
Snap
(n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. |
Snap
(n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. |
Snap
(n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words |
Snap
(n.) To crack |
Snap
(n.) To project with a snap. |
Snap
(v. i.) To break short, or at once |
Snap
(v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise |
Snap
(v. i.) To make an effort to bite |
Snap
(v. i.) To utter sharp, harsh, angry words |
Snap
(v. i.) To miss fire |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden, eager bite |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. |
Snap
(v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip |
Snap
(v. t.) A greedy fellow. |
Snap
(v. t.) That which is, or may be, snapped up |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden severe interval or spell |
Snap
(v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. |
Snap
(v. t.) A snap beetle. |
Snap
(v. t.) A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger |
Snap
(v. t.) Briskness |
Snap
(v. t.) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. |
Snip-snap
(n.) A tart dialogue with quick replies. |
Snip-snap
(a.) Quick |
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 |
centering
snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back, the quarterback fumbled the snap |
shooting
shot | the act of firing a projectile, his shooting was slow but accurate |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
| snap roll | a fast roll |
| snap | the act of snapping the fingers, movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, he gave his fingers a snap |
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 |
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 |
cinch breeze
picnic
snap duck soup
child's play
pushover
walkover
piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
| 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 |
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 |
carabiner
karabiner
snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
case shot
canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
mug shot
mugshot | a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) |
| 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 |
shot
pellet | a solid missile discharged from a firearm, the shot buzzed past his ear |
| shot | an explosive charge used in blasting |
| shot | sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put, he trained at putting the shot |
shot glass
jigger
pony | a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey |
| shot hole | drill hole for a charge of an explosive |