shot
the act of firing a projectile
How often you will meet it
Rank 808 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 22,445 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of firing a projectile also: shooting his shooting was slow but accurate
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm also: pellet the shot buzzed past his ear
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand also: stroke it took two strokes to get out of the bunkera good shot requires good balance and tempo
- a chance to do something also: crack he wanted a shot at the champion
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) also: shooter he is a crack shota poor shooter
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film also: scene
shot in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Like a shot animal he suddenly began to run.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The shot went home and the mountaineer glared helpless for an answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He has probably hunted several times without pleasure, or fished or shot here and there without success.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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I shot two wild fowl, resembling ducks, which were good to eat, and in the afternoon made me a table.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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The load tore a part of his clothes from his body, one shot going through his arm and entering his breast.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1