shot

Etymology 1

From Old English sceot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą; compare scot.

adj

1. (colloquial) Worn out or broken.
   The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
   ... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine." 2004, Garret Keizer, Help: The Original Human Dilemma, page 50
   Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well 1998, The Tragically Hip, “Thompson Girl”, in Phantom Power
2. (of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
   The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
3. Tired, weary.
   I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
4. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
5. Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear.
   This man is wolf shot from seeing too many horror movies with wolves in them, so much so that even the mention of the word “wolf” makes him run in terror and that need committed to the insane asylum.

noun

1. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
   The shot was wide off the mark.
2. (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
   They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
   England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed. November 12, 2011, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport
3. (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
   The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
4. (uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.
5. (uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
6. Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
   He'd make a bad soldier, since he's a lousy shot.
   Sir William was a Shot and could not support the idea of losing such a Day, even for such a Cause. 1788, Jane Austen, ‘Sir William Mountague’, Juvenilia
   "But tell me, was it he who shot that goblin-hare down by Christiania, which you told me about once?" "Oh, that hare! No, that was a professional shot from those parts called Brandte-Lars." 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 78
   As a shot, I will only refer you to my own game-book; and if, after examining the records contained therein, you can show me an equally proficient man in that special line, well — I'll take off my hat to him. 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major
7. An opportunity or attempt.
   I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
   You won't see me buying a round of Jägerbombs for girls half my age because I know when I have no shot. 2009, David P. Murphy, Phil Torcivia, Rebecca Shockley, Such a Nice Guy
   There are no decent galactic dating services. To have a shot at romance, you need to talk to people. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC
8. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
   Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values. 16 Nov 2003, Carla Marinucci, “On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall”, in San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 2009-04-18
9. (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
10. A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
    I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
11. A single serving of espresso.
12. (archaic) A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
    Yet still while I have got / Enough to pay the shot / Of Boniface, both gruff and greedy O! The Fisher's Garland for 1835
13. (photography, film">film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film">film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
    We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
    Even if everyone else is taking close-up shots of the crumpled body of a rock climber who fell to his death, and your photographer did too, maybe you don't feel the need to air that shot. 2004, Robert Thompson, Cindy Malone, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook: A Television News Survival Guide, page 4
    On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game. December 2 2020, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68
14. (medicine) A vaccination or injection.
    I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
15. (US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
    His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
16. (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
17. (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
18. (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
19. (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of shoot

verb

1. (transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.
   His order to me was, to see the top Chains put upon the Cables, and the Guns shotted. 1681, Robert Knox, An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon
2. (transitive, MLE) To sell illegal drugs; to deal.
   The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell. 2011, “Chyna”, in How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang
   [Verse 2:Kano]:If you've been shotting in the manor from way back when and you ain't on a kilo ting, I don't wanna hear about cunch and food and tings, man don't do those tings. 2016-03-04, “3 Wheel-Ups” (track 4), in Made in the Manor, performed by Kano (British musician),Giggs (rapper),Wiley (musician)

Etymology 2

See scot (“a share”).

noun

1. A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
   Drink up. It's his shot.

Etymology 3

intj

1. (colloquial, New Zealand) An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.