one-shot

English

Adjective

one-shot (not comparable)

1. Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
2. Unique.

Noun

one-shot (plural one-shots)

1. (television) A television programme that is not part of a series.
2. (film) A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
3. (electronics) A monostable multivibrator.
4. A type of long-lasting paint.
5. (music) A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
6. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (video games) A headshot, especially in first-person shooters, or a single-hit kill in most RPGs.
7. (literature) A story of only one chapter.

Verb

one-shot (third-person singular simple present one-shots, present participle one-shotting, simple past and past participle one-shotted)

1. (video games) To kill or destroy with a single shot.