shot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Interjection 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Anagrams 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Usage notes 2.1.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English scēot, from Germanic *skot-. Cognate with German Schoß. Compare scot.

[edit] Pronunciation

• British English SAMPA: /'SOt/, IPA: /'ʃɒt/
• US English SAMPA: /'Sat/, US English IPA: /'ʃat/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɒt

[edit] Adjective

shot (comparative more shot, superlative most shot)

1. (colloquial) Worn out.

   The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot.

   • 2004, Garret Keizer, Help: The Original Human Dilemma‎, page 50:

     ... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine."

2. (Of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
3. tired, weary

   I have to go to bed now, I'm shot.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Interjection

shot

1. (colloquial) (South African) Thank you.

[edit] Noun

shot (plural shots)

1. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

   The shot was wide of the mark.

2. (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

   They took the lead on a last-minute shot.

3. The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
4. (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
5. (military) A solid metal armor-piercing projectile having no bursting charge, that was in use mainly during World War II.
6. An opportunity or attempt.

   I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.

7. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
   • 2003, Carla Marinucci, "On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):

     Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.

8. A charge to paid, a scot or shout.

   Drink up. It's his shot.

9. A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
10. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (prison) A spoon of coffee.
11. (coffee) A single serving of espresso.
12. (photography, cinematography) A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

shot

1. Simple past tense and past participle of shoot.

[edit] Anagrams

• hots
• host

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for shot	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	shot	shotten	shottar	shottarna
Genitive	shots	shottens	shottars	shottarnas

shot c.

1. shot; measure of alcohol

[edit] Usage notes

In Sweden, the term "shot" usually refers to a measure of 4 or 6 cl of alcohol.

[edit] Related terms

• shotta