Synonym: barb, blastoff, changeable, chatoyant, crack, dead reckoning, dig, gibe, guess, guessing, guesswork, injection, iridescent, jibe, nip, pellet, scene, shaft, shooter, shooting, slam, snap, snapshot, stab, stroke. Similar words: a big shot, slingshot, hot, photo, hotel, hothead, each other, hot money. Meaning: [ʃɑt /ʃɒt] n. 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 3. the act of firing a projectile 4. a chance to do something 5. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe 6. a solid missile discharged from a firearm 7. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera 8. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film 9. informal words for any attempt or effort 10. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect 11. a blow hard enough to cause injury 12. a small drink of liquor 13. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put 14. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) 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. adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.
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121. The President's own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows .
122. Their kids have shot up since I last saw them.
123. Any decent shot with telescopic sights could pick us off at random.
124. The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
124. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
125. Travis had left the door open—she seized her chance and was through it like a shot.
126. A neat move between Black and Keane left Nigel Clough in the clear, but his shot skimmed wide of the far post.
127. Her father shot himself in the head with a shotgun.
128. His latest theories have been shot down in flames by the experts.
129. The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts.
130. This rifle only holds one cartridge and so must be reloaded after each shot.
131. Unfortunately he was in the line of fire and got shot.
132. The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose.
133. As he stepped off the aeroplane, he was shot dead.
134. Photographer Weegee shot to fame with his shocking pics of New York crime in the 30s.
135. He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling.
136. A miskick gave Mark Leonard a clear shot at goal.
137. He was shot for desertion in the face of the enemy.
138. The pipe burst and jets of water shot across the kitchen.
139. I am doubtful whether I can solve the puzzle, but I'll have a shot at it.
140. He was shot in what seems to have been a case of mistaken identity .
141. He was shot dead earlier this year in unexplained circumstances.
142. With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
143. The elevator shot upward.
144. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot.
145. In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play.
146. He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
147. There are unconfirmed reports that two people have been shot in the neighbouring town of Lalitpur.
148. The man in the black overcoat shot a penetrating look at the other man.
149. The new player was a shot in the arm for the team , which played noticeably better.
150. I struck the ball cleanly and my shot was on target.
More similar words: a big shot, slingshot, hot, photo, hotel, hothead, each other, hot money, hotline, photocell, dichotomy, telephoto, photograph, a hot potato, photogenic, photocopier, photography, photographer, show, photosynthesis, photochemistry, shout, shop, show in, show up, shower, shoal, show off, short, shove.