The Meaning of shot

• () imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
• (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
• (v. t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
• (pl. ) of Shot
• (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun.
• (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
• (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
• (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
• (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
• (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
• (imp. & p. p.) of Shoot

Synonyms

shooting , pellet , stroke , crack , shooter , scene , injection , nip , shaft , slam , dig , barb , jibe , gibe , guess , guesswork , guessing , dead reckoning , snapshot , snap , stab , blastoff , shoot , hit , pip , shoot , pip , blast , shoot , film , shoot , take , shoot , dart , dash , scoot , scud , flash , shoot , tear , shoot , shoot down , charge , buck , shoot , photograph , snap , shoot , shoot , shoot , inject , shoot , shoot , shoot , fritter , frivol away , dissipate , shoot , fritter away , fool , fool away , shoot , shoot , shoot , shoot , spud , germinate , pullulate , bourgeon , burgeon forth , sprout , inject , shoot , changeable , chatoyant , iridescent

Homophones

schaadt , schott , shott , szott

Rhymes

abott , aforethought , afterthought , alcott , allot , alot , apricot , aquanaut , ararat , argonaut , ascot , ascott , astronaut , aught , aydelotte , ayotte , baht , batat , begot , bhatt , blot , boitnott , bott , bought , boycott , brott , brought , buckshot , cadotte , camelot , cannot , caught , checkerspot , clot , clott , cosmonaut , cot , crackpot , croat , cypriot , demott , distraught , dot , dott , dreadnought , earshot , endicott , eyespot , faught , feedlot , flott , flowerpot , forethought , forgot , fought , fraught , gaut , got , gott , grapeshot , guillotte , gunshot , haught , haut , hot , hotshot , hott , huguenot , inkblot , jackpot , jot , juggernaut , khat , kilowatt , knot , knott , konsultat , kot , labatt , lamott , lamotte , lancelot , lat , launcelot , laut , lezotte , longshot , loquat , lot , lott , lotte , malott , marcott , marotte , mascot , mayotte , mcnaught , megawatt , minot , montserrat , mott , motte , naught , not , nott , notte , nought , ocelot , onslaught , ot , ott , otte , ought , overbought , overwrought , perrott , picotte , pilotte , plaut , plot , pot , potshot , pott , qiryat , raught , refaat , reshot , robot , rot , rott , rotte , rought , sadat , scattershot , schaadt , schlott , schott , schrodt , scot , scott , shott , slingshot , slot , slott , snapshot , snot , sot , sought , spot , sprott , squat , staat , stott , sunspot , surat , swat , szott , taught , taut , teapot , thought , topknot , tot , trot , trott , turcotte , upshot , vancott , voght , vought , wat , watt , whatnot , wrought , yacht , yott