Shot

  • 41shot — noun 1) a shot rang out Syn: report of a gun, crack, bang, blast; (shots) gunfire 2) the cannons have run out of shot Syn: bullets, cannonballs, pellets, ammunition 3) …

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  • 42shot — I Australian Slang 1. injection of a drug, vaccine, etc.; 2. opportunity or chance: 100 to 1 shot ; long shot ; 3. toss or throw; chuck unceremoniously: Just shot it out the window II Jamaican Slang Glossary To shoot, shot, to have been shot. Dem …

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  • 43shot —   the basic building block or unit of film narrative; refers to a single, constant take made by a motion picture camera uninterrupted by editing, interruptions or cuts, in which a length of film is exposed by turning the camera on, recording, and …

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  • 44shot —    1. a measure of spirits    Probably from the way it is discharged into the glass. In the British Isles it is usually measured with an excess of caution, a reprehensible habit that now seems to have spread to America.    2. a narcotic taken… …

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  • 45shot — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG SHOT, BY A LONG SHOT, CALL ONE S SHOT, CALL THE SHOTS, FOUL SHOT, LONG SHOT …

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  • 46shot — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG SHOT, BY A LONG SHOT, CALL ONE S SHOT, CALL THE SHOTS, FOUL SHOT, LONG SHOT …

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  • 47shot — See: big cheese or big shot, by a long shot, call one s shot, call the shots, foul shot, long shot …

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  • 48shot —    1. a traditional unit of liquid volume. The term shot is often used informally to mean a small serving. In the U.S. a shot is legally equal to one fluid ounce or 29.574 milliliters. However, many bartenders use larger shot glasses holding 1.25 …

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  • 49shot-up — 1. AND shot away mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ Well, you see, he’s shot up and can’t come to the phone. □ How can anybody get so shot away in so little time? 2. mod. severely injured by gunshots. □ Tom got himself shot up in a hunting… …

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  • 50shot — 1. adjective /ʃɒt,ʃɑt/ a) Worn out. The rear axle will have to be replaced. Its shot. b) (Of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance. I have to go to bed now, Im shot …

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