shot

shot1 [ ʃat ] adjective never before noun INFORMAL

injured, damaged, or destroyed:

The bones in her wrist were shot.

shot to pieces/hell (=severely damaged or completely destroyed): My nerves are completely shot to pieces.

be shot through with something FORMAL

1. ) if cloth is shot through with a particular color or fiber, it has that color or fiber woven through it

2. ) to contain a particular quality or feature in all parts:

The earlier poems are shot through with a sense of hope.

shot

shot 2 [ ʃat ] noun ***

▸ 1 when gun is fired

▸ 2 throw/hit/kick of ball

▸ 3 view/photograph

▸ 4 attempt to do/get something

▸ 5 when drug is put in body

▸ 6 small alcoholic drink

▸ 7 something said/done as attack

▸ 8 heavy metal ball

▸ 9 balls fired from shotgun

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count an act of firing a gun:

fire a shot: The man fired two shots from a handgun.

a ) a bullet that is fired from a gun:

The third shot hit the officer in the chest.

b ) a sound of a gun being fired:

The neighbors say they heard four shots.

c ) used for referring to someone who regularly shoots, especially relating to how well or badly they do it:

a good/crack/bad shot: Mills was the crack shot in the group.

2. ) count an act of throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball, or a ball that has been thrown, hit, or kicked:

You get tired and you start playing bad shots.

A fine shot from Tiger Woods has just missed the hole.

shot at: They didn't manage to get a single shot at our goal.

3. ) count a view of something that you have because of the position of the camera in movies, television, or photographs:

a close-up shot (=with the camera very close to something): Viewers can see a close-up shot of the artist's hands.

an opening shot (=what you see first in a movie or television program): The opening shot is of a man walking across a field.

a ) INFORMAL a photograph:

Harold took a great shot of the dogs playing together.

4. ) count INFORMAL a chance or attempt to do or get something:

shot at: This is her first shot at an international title.

have/get a shot at something: We had a shot at bringing the ship around into the harbor.

give something your best shot (=try as hard as you can to do something): Give it your best shot that's all you can do.

5. ) count an INJECTION of a drug (=when it is put into your body using a needle) given as a medical treatment:

have/get a shot: When is the last time you had a tetanus shot?

6. ) count a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink:

shot of: a shot of tequila

7. ) count INFORMAL something you say or do as an attack:

an opening shot (=something that begins an argument or fight): It was the opening shot in the battle for control of the company.

a parting shot (=something said or done as you are leaving): At the door she could not resist a parting shot.

a cheap shot (=something said or done that is rude and unnecessary): That was a pretty cheap shot, Don.

8. ) count a heavy metal ball that you throw from your shoulder in a sport called the shot put

9. ) uncount small metal balls that are fired from a shotgun

like a shot INFORMAL

immediately and very quickly:

He heard a noise downstairs and was out of bed like a shot.

a shot in the arm INFORMAL

something that quickly makes a bad situation much better:

This plan will give industry a much needed shot in the arm.

a shot in the dark INFORMAL

a guess that you make without having any facts or ideas to support it

=> BIG SHOT, LONG1

shot

shot 3

the past tense and past participle of shoot1