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. |
Kick (v. t.) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot |
Kick (v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence |
Kick (v. i.) To recoil |
Kick (n.) A blow with the foot or feet |
Kick (n.) The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife. |
Kick (n.) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick. |
Kick (n.) The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged. |
Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically. |
Penalties (pl. ) of Penalty |
Penalty (n.) Penal retribution |
Penalty (n.) The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations |
Penalty (n.) A handicap. |
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 |
Shots (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. |
Shots (n. pl.) The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. |
Sight-shot (n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
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 |
kick boot kicking | the act of delivering a blow with the foot, he gave the ball a powerful kick, the team's kicking was excellent |
goal-kick | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line |
goal-kick | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal |
place kick place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
corner kick | a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line |
kick kicking | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics, the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements, the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him |
kick up | raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground, a first movement in doing a handstand |
kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing, one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first |
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 |
swimming kick | a movement of the legs in swimming |
flutter kick | a swimming kick, the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees |
frog kick | a swimming kick, knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended |
dolphin kick | a swimming kick, an up and down kick of the feet together |
scissors kick | a kick used in the sidestroke, legs are brought together in a scissoring motion |
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 |
punishment penalty penalization penalisation | the act of punishing |
execution executing capital punishment death penalty | putting a condemned person to death |
kick in the butt | punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind |
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 |