Noun
1. an attempt to score in a game
2. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;
"it took two strokes to get out of the bunker""a good shot require good balance and tempo""he left me an almost impossible shot"3. the act of firing a projectile;
"his shooting was slow but accurate"4. a chance to do something;
"he wanted a shot at the champion"5. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe;
"the nurse gave him a flu shot"6. a solid missile discharged from a firearm;
"the shot buzzed past his ear"7. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera;
"my snapshots haven't been developed yet""he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"8. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
9. informal words for any attempt or effort;
"he gave it his best shot""he took a stab at forecasting"10. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
"his parting shot was `drop dead'""she threw shafts of sarcasm""she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"11. a blow hard enough to cause injury;
"he is still recovering from a shot to his leg""I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"12. a small drink of liquor;
"he poured a shot of whiskey"13. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put;
"he trained at putting the shot"14. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot);
"he is a crack shot""a poor shooter"15. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
16. an explosive charge used in blasting
17. an estimate based on little or no information