DICTOMETER

SHOTS

(shot, balazo, disparo, tiro, hagl, prosjektil, skudd)

1. Synonyms:
   • Shooting
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • the act of firing a projectile
   Examples:
   • His shooting was slow but accurate
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Pellet
   Definitions:
   • a solid missile discharged from a firearm
   Examples:
   • The shot buzzed past his ear
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stroke
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Crack
   Definitions:
   • a chance to do something
   Examples:
   • He wanted a shot at the champion
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Shooter
   Definitions:
   • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
   Examples:
   • He is a crack shot
   • A poor shooter
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Scene
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Injection
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
   Examples:
   • The nurse gave him a flu shot
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Nip
   • Shot
   Definitions:
   • a small drink of liquor
   Examples:
   • He poured a shot of whiskey
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Shot
   • Shaft
   • Slam
   • Dig
   • Barb
   • Jibe
   • Gibe
   Definitions:
   • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
   Examples:
   • His parting shot was `drop dead'
   • She threw shafts of sarcasm
   • She takes a dig at me every chance she gets
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Guess
    • Guesswork
    • Guessing
    • Shot
    • Dead reckoning
    Definitions:
    • an estimate based on little or no information
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Snapshot
    • Snap
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an informal photograph
    • usually made with a small hand-held camera
    Examples:
    • My snapshots haven't been developed yet
    • He tried to get unposed shots of his friends
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
    Examples:
    • He trained at putting the shot
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an explosive charge used in blasting
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • a blow hard enough to cause injury
    Examples:
    • He is still recovering from a shot to his leg
    • I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • an attempt to score in a game
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Shot
    • Stab
    Definitions:
    • informal words for any attempt or effort
    Examples:
    • He gave it his best shot
    • He took a stab at forecasting
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Blastoff
    • Shot
    Definitions:
    • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination