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 |
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 |
| 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 |
alarm
warning device
alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
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 |
| early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
| early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
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 |
| shot tower | tower of a kind once used to make shot, molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water |
snapshot
snap shot | an informal photograph, usually made with a small hand-held camera, my snapshots haven't been developed yet, he tried to get unposed shots of his friends |
tocsin
warning bell | a bell used to sound an alarm |
aposematic coloration
warning coloration | conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators, a skunk's aposematic coloration |