Meaning of "shot" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHOT

Old English scot; related to Old Norse skot, Old High German scoz missile.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHOT

shot  [ʃɒt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOT

Shot is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shot in English.

WHAT DOES SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shot

Shot may refer to: ▪ Shot glass, a small glass used for serving or measuring liquor, hence: ▪ Shooter, a mixed alcoholic drink served in a shot glass ▪ Shot, a part of a film between two cuts ▪ Shot, an attempt to score a goal or points ▪ Shot put, an event in track and field athletics ▪ Shot silk, a type of silk ▪ Showt or Shoţ, the city in Iran ▪ Shooting, a kicking technique in association football ▪ Injection, an injected dose ▪ Home run, in baseball slang ▪ Line length, a fifteen fathom length of anchor chain ▪ Shot,, a group of adjacent strips or furlongs in the medieval open field system In weaponry or ballistics: ▪ Shooting, the act of firing a projectile weapon or device ▪ Gunshot, discharge of a firearm ▪ Ballistic trauma, gunshot injury ▪ Shot, small balls of metal generally used as shotgun projectiles, or as weights ▪ Round shot, a solid projectile used in muzzle-loading cannon ▪ Moonshot, a...

Definition of shot in the English dictionary

The first definition of shot in the dictionary is the act or an instance of discharging a projectile. Other definition of shot is Word forms: plural shot. a solid missile, such as an iron ball or a lead pellet, discharged from a firearm. Shot is also small round pellets of lead collectively, as used in cartridges.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHOT

PRESENT

Present

I shoot

you shoot

he/she/it shoots

we shoot

you shoot

they shoot

Present continuous

I am shooting

you are shooting

he/she/it is shooting

we are shooting

you are shooting

they are shooting

Present perfect

I have shot

you have shot

he/she/it has shot

we have shot

you have shot

they have shot

Present perfect continuous

I have been shooting

you have been shooting

he/she/it has been shooting

we have been shooting

you have been shooting

they have been shooting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shot

you shot

he/she/it shot

we shot

you shot

they shot

Past continuous

I was shooting

you were shooting

he/she/it was shooting

we were shooting

you were shooting

they were shooting

Past perfect

I had shot

you had shot

he/she/it had shot

we had shot

you had shot

they had shot

Past perfect continuous

I had been shooting

you had been shooting

he/she/it had been shooting

we had been shooting

you had been shooting

they had been shooting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shoot

you will shoot

he/she/it will shoot

we will shoot

you will shoot

they will shoot

Future continuous

I will be shooting

you will be shooting

he/she/it will be shooting

we will be shooting

you will be shooting

they will be shooting

Future perfect

I will have shot

you will have shot

he/she/it will have shot

we will have shot

you will have shot

they will have shot

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shooting

you will have been shooting

he/she/it will have been shooting

we will have been shooting

you will have been shooting

they will have been shooting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shot

you would shot

he/she/it would shot

we would shot

you would shot

they would shot

Conditional continuous

I would be shooting

you would be shooting

he/she/it would be shooting

we would be shooting

you would be shooting

they would be shooting

Conditional perfect

I would have shot

you would have shot

he/she/it would have shot

we would have shot

you would have shot

they would have shot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shooting

you would have been shooting

he/she/it would have been shooting

we would have been shooting

you would have been shooting

they would have been shooting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shoot
we let´s shoot
you shoot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shoot

Past participle

shot

Present Participle

shooting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SHOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of shot

ammunition · attempt · bag · ball · bang · blast · blow away · bolt · booster · branch · bring down · bud · bullet · burgeon · chance · charge · conjecture · crack · dart · dash · discharge · dosage · dose · draught · effort · emit · endeavour · essay · explosion · film · fire · flash · fling · fly · germinate · go · guess · gunfire · hit · hurl · hurtle · immunization · injection · inoculation · iridescent · jab · kick · kill · launch · lead · let fly · lob · marksman · markswoman · measure · offshoot · opalescent · opportunity · pellet · photo · photograph · pick off · picture · pitch · plug · pot shot · print · project · projectile · proof · propel · quantity · race · report · rifleman · rush · scion · scoot · shooter · slide · slip · slug · snap · snapshot · speed · sprig · spring · sprout · stab · still · streak · strike · stroke · surmise · tear · throw · transparency · try · turn · twig · vaccination · video · watered · whisk · whizz · zap

TRANSLATION OF SHOT

Find out the translation of shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shot» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开枪
• Translator English - Spanish: tiro
• English: shot
• Translator English - Hindi: शॉट
• Translator English - Arabic: طَلَقَة
• Translator English - Russian: выстрел
• Translator English - Portuguese: tiro
• Translator English - Bengali: শট
• Translator English - French: tir
• Translator English - Malay: Ditembak
• Translator English - German: Schuss
• Translator English - Japanese: 発砲
• Translator English - Korean: 발사
• Translator English - Javanese: Dijupuk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phát bắn
• Translator English - Tamil: ஷாட்
• Translator English - Marathi: शॉट
• Translator English - Turkish: atış
• Translator English - Italian: colpo
• Translator English - Polish: strzał
• Translator English - Ukrainian: постріл
• Translator English - Romanian: foc de armă
• Translator English - Greek: τουφεκιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skoot
• Translator English - Swedish: skott
• Translator English - Norwegian: skudd

10 QUOTES WITH «SHOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shot.

1

Justine Bateman

I like to go dancing, have a few beers. I like being alone, too. I have days where it's 'God, get me a shot of tequila.'

2

Ed Belfour

There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you.

3

Buffalo Bill

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.

4

Hugo Black

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.

5

Manute Bol

I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.

6

Keegan Bradley

Most amateurs are so worried about mis-hitting the shot or hitting it off line, they don't make an aggressive move. You'd be surprised how much better your swing will get if you let your natural athletic ability shine. So go after it.

7

Edward Burns

I'm betting that in two years I'll be talking to you about a film that I shot on an iPhone. It's absolutely coming, I have no doubt in my mind.

8

Anne Campbell

They also explained how the sensors can monitor the levels of acetone on people's breath, and this can be used to tell people who suffer from diabetes when their next insulin shot is due. This is a more discreet method than what is currently on the market.

9

J. C. Chandor

To have a second movie that you're proud of and that actually turned out the way you wanted, shot by shot, I realize I'm probably going to be able to do this for a little while for my living.

10

Mark David Chapman

I wasn't angry the night I shot him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOT»

Discover the use of shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen

"A complete catalogue of visual techniques and their stylistic implications for both the filmmaker and videomaker -- 'a text book' -- which enables working filmmakers (as well as screenwriters and others) to expand their stylistic knowledge ...

Steven Douglas Katz, 1991

One Shot: A Jack Reacher Novel

Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is called in by James Barr, a man accused of a lethal sniper attack that leaves five people dead, and teams up with a young defense attorney to find an unseen enemy who is manipulating events.

Lee Child, 2012

A Shot in the Dark: Why the P in the DPT Vaccination May be ...

Traces the developmnet of the DPT vaccine, describes its risks, and lists warning signs that a child may be sensitive to it.

Harris L. Coulter, Barbara Loe Fisher, 1991

Shot in the Heart

" Shot in the Heart is the history of an American family inextricably tied up with violence, and the story of how the children of this family committed murder and murdered themselves in payment for a long lineage of ruin.

Mikal Gilmore, 2009

Long Shot: A Comeback Kids Novel

Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school.

Mike Lupica, 2008

Grammar of the Shot

Designed as an easy-to-use reference, Grammar of the Shot presents each topic succinctly with clear photographs and diagrams illustrating the key concepts, and is a staple of any filmmaker's library. * A simple and clear overview of the ...

Christopher J. Bowen, Roy Thompson, 2013

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (The Sports Beat, 1)

John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. “A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie’s bonanza.” —USA Today ...

John Feinstein, 2008

Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: Jell-ing Classic Cocktails--one ...

Offers recipes for gelatin shots created from such classic cocktails as cosmopolitans, mojitos, chocolate martinis, and tequila sunrises.

‎2011

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood’s most promising players. What they have going for them is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication.

Darcy Frey, 2013

Shot Girls

Known for her jaw dropping 34-23-45 curves, Vanity tells no lies about how she obtained them. In this book, Vanity takes you on a gripping ride through her 16+ injection procedures, drug abuse, and the lessons she learned along the way.

Vanity Wonder, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shot is used in the context of the following news items.

Police: 5 people shot, 2 killed in Maine shootings

LEE, Maine — Police said five people were shot in three northern Maine towns Thursday night and the man accused of shooting them was arrested Friday ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Shot that killed 7-year-old boy in Humboldt Park meant for his dad …

A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot on the city's West Side Saturday night and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the intended target was his ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»

Copter dropped in, then agent shot Matt

U.S. Border Patrol special agents flew in via helicopter following reports of gunshots in northern New York during the manhunt for two escaped murderers, then ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Jul 15»

Bubba Watson ignores fan's advice, trash talks after brilliant shot

Bubba Watson has a reputation for getting frosty with some of the fans who can disrupt his rhythm when his ball ventures off the fairway and near the ropes. «SB Nation, Jun 15»

Three-shot swing at No. 9 doomed Kim's pursuit

Kim started Sunday two shots behind Park and moved within a shot with a birdie at the eighth hole, but she faltered at the ninth, making a four-putt double bogey ... «Golf Channel, Jun 15»

Tiger Woods wasted a REALLY good recovery shot on Friday

The highlight doesn't show the ensuing miss, but it doesn't make the flop shot any less impressive. And it's the latest sign that Woods' short-game woes are a ... «GolfDigest.com, May 15»

2 people shot in Ferguson as new protests break out

Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) At least three people were shot in separate incidents in Ferguson, Missouri, on late Tuesday and early Wednesday as hundreds of ... «CNN, Apr 15»

Driver, teen shot to death after van hits and kills toddler

The elder Brown said police showed him a photograph of his son and that his son had been shot in the head. He said police told him the 2-year-old was a girl. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»

Lockdown Lifted at US Capitol Building After Shot Fired, Package …

The U.S. Capitol Building was locked down for about two hours Saturday afternoon after a man carrying a gun killed himself near the front steps and a ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»

US Census Bureau guard killed by kidnapper

A security guard at Washington DC's Census Bureau shot after approaching a car in which two people were arguing has died in hospital. The gunman, who had ... «BBC News, Apr 15»