Qué (quién) es shot - definición
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SHOT; Shot (unit); Shot (disambiguation); Shot (beverage)
shot
(shots)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
2.
A shot is an act of firing a gun.
He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot...
A man fired a volley of shots at them.
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3.
Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well.
He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
N-COUNT: adj N
4.
In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point.
He had only one shot at goal.
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5.
A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film.
...a shot of a fox peering from the bushes...
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6.
If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it. (INFORMAL)
The heavyweight champion will be given a shot at Holyfield's world title.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N at n
7.
A shot of a drug is an injection of it.
He administered a shot of Nembutal.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
8.
A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it. (AM)
...a shot of vodka.
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9.
If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can. (INFORMAL)
I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
PHRASE: V inflects
10.
The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.
PHRASE: V inflects
11.
If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation. (INFORMAL)
I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot...
PHRASE: PHR after v
12.
If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.
The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose...
PHRASE: v-link PHR
13.
People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
PHRASE [emphasis]
14.
If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature.
This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
15.
shot
n.
act of shooting
1) to fire, take a shot at (she took a shot at him)
2) a random; warning shot
3) a pistol; rifle shot
marksman
4) a bad; crack, good shot
throw, kick of the ball to score points
5) (esp. basketball) to make, sink; miss; take a shot (to take a shot at the basket)
6) (basketball) a dunk, stuff; foul; jump; lay-up shot
7) (tennis) a drop; passing shot
8) (ice hockey) a penalty shot
metal ball used in the shot put
9) to put the shot
injection
10) to give smb. a shot
11) to get a shot
12) a booster shot
critical remark
13) a cheap; parting shot
attempt
(colloq.)
14) to get; have a shot at (the boxer never got a shot at the title)
chance
(colloq.) (AE)
15) a shot that + clause (it's a five to one shot that she'll find out)
misc.
16) to call the shots ('to direct matters'); a shot in the arm ('a stimulus'); a shot in the dark ('a wild guess')
shot
I. n.
1.
Discharge.
2.
Ball, bullet, missile, projectile.
3.
Marksman, shooter.
4.
Range, reach.
5.
Young hog. See shote.
II. a.
1.
Chatoyant, iridescent, irisated.
2.
Interwoven, interspersed, intermingled.
Ejemplos de pronunciación para shot
1. shot.
The Soul's Genius & Photography _ Karen Hutton _ Talks at Google
2. shot.
Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography _ Rick Sammon _ Talks at Google
3. shot.
Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography _ Rick Sammon _ Talks at Google
4. shot.
Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography _ Rick Sammon _ Talks at Google
5. shot.
Beyond the Cronut® _ Dominique Ansel _ Talks at Google
Ejemplos de uso de shot
1. "Then we heard shot after shot after shot –– loud, loud, loud," said McKeown, saying she heard about 20.
2. "After he ignored a warning shot, the guard shot him in the head and killed him.
3. On Nov. 5, Chichester repeatedly shot Carole Anne Lozinski, then shot himself, police said.
4. But VVS kept Pathan company, shot for shot, to get into the nineties eyeing a century.
5. Neighbours in the cul–de–sac described hearing screams of ‘He‘s shot her, he‘s shot her!‘ before another shot rang out just after 10am.