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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

Synonyms of shot

blasting, discharge, firing

Words Related to shot

potshot

barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, broadside, burst, cannonade, drumfire, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

2 an effort to do or accomplish something

let's take another shot at the puzzle

Synonyms of shot

assay [archaic], attempt, bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl

Words Related to shot

striving, struggle, throes, undertaking

trial and error

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

Synonyms of shot

photo, photograph, pic, print, snap, snapshot

Words Related to shot

blowup, close-up, enlargement, still

telephoto

daguerreotype, ferrotype, monochrome, sepia, tintype

4 a person skilled in shooting at a target

a soldier who's an excellent shot with a rifle

Synonyms of shot

marksman, sharpshooter, shooter

Words Related to shot

gun, gunman, gunner

5 the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

drank a shot of whisky

Synonyms of shot

belt, draft, drag, drink, gulp, nip, quaff, sip, slug, snort, sup, swallow, swig, swill

Words Related to shot

dram, drop

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?

Synonyms of shot

conjecture, guess, supposition, surmise

Words Related to shot

hypothesis, hypothetical, theory, thesis

dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, speculation

hunch, intuition

belief, faith

Phrases Synonymous with shot

shot in the dark

7 a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

we have a real shot at getting into the championship if we win this next match

Synonyms of shot

break, chance, occasion, opening, opportunity, room

Words Related to shot

play, way

juncture, pass

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