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Synonyms of shot
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1
a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece
- cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets
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2
an effort to do or accomplish something
- let's take another shot at the puzzle
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3
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
- took a shot of his family for the scrapbook
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4
a person skilled in shooting at a target
- a soldier who's an excellent shot with a rifle
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6
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
- I have no idea what's different about you, but I'll take a shot: you cut your hair?
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shot
verb
past tense of shoot
Synonyms & Antonyms of shot (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
- BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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3
to strike with a missile from a gun
- hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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- pistoled
- (or pistolled),
- shotgunned
4
to proceed or move quickly
- some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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- barreled
- (or barrelled),
- belted,
- blasted,
- blazed,
- blew,
- bolted,
- bombed
- [slang],
- bowled,
- breezed,
- bundled,
- bustled,
- buzzed,
- cannonballed,
- careened,
- careered,
- chased,
- coursed,
- cracked (on),
- dashed,
- drove,
- flew,
- hared,
- hastened,
- hied,
- highballed,
- hotfooted (it),
- humped,
- hurled,
- hurried,
- hurtled,
- hustled,
- jetted,
- jumped,
- motored,
- nipped,
- pelted,
- raced,
- rammed,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- ripped,
- rocketed,
- rushed,
- rustled,
- scooted,
- scurried,
- scuttled,
- sped
- (or speeded),
- stepped,
- tore,
- traveled
- (or travelled),
- trotted,
- whirled,
- whisked,
- zipped,
- zoomed
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5
to take a photograph of
- shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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6
to throw or give off
- suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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7
to voice one's opinions freely with force
- you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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- bawled,
- bayed,
- bellowed,
- called,
- cried,
- hollered,
- roared,
- sang (out)
- (or sung (out)),
- shouted,
- thundered,
- vociferated,
- yelled
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- belted up
- [British],
- clammed up,
- dummied up,
- hushed,
- shut up,
- suppressed
8
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
- hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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9
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
- shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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“Shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of shot was before the 12th century
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