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shot

1. shot \'sha:t\ n or shot [ME, fr. OE scot; akin to ON skot shot, OHG 
   scuz, OE sceB-otan to shoot - more at SHOOT 1a: an action of shooting  1b: 
   directed propelling of a missile; specif : a directed discharge  of a 
   firearm 1c: a stroke or throw in a game  1d: BLAST  1e: INJECTION  pl  2a: 
   something propelled by shooting; esp : small lead or steel pell ets esp. 
   forming a charge for a shotgun 2b: a metal sphere of iron or brass that is 
   put for distance  3a: the distance that a missile is or can be thrown  3b: 
   RANGE, REACH  4: a charge to be paid : SCOT  5: one that shoots : MARKSMAN  
   6a: ATTEMPT, TRY  6b: GUESS, CONJECTURE  6c: CHANCE  7: a remark so 
   directed as to have a telling effect  8a: a single photographic exposure; 
   esp : SNAPSHOT  8b: a single sequence of a motion picture or a television 
   program shot by o ne camera without interruption 9: a charge of explosives  
   10a: a single drink of liquor  10b: a small amount applied at one time DOSE 
2. shot aj of a fabric  1a: having contrasting and changeable color effects 
   that react varyingly t o dyes : IRIDESCENT 1b: suffused or streaked with a 
   color {hair ~ with gray}  1c: PERMEATED {~ through with wit}  2: having the 
   form of pellets resembling shot  3: reduced to a state of ruin, 
   prostration, or uselessness