Definition of shot

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Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.

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Midrashoth :: Midrashoth (pl. ) of Midras.
Nab :: Nab (n.) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot..
Scot :: Scot (n.) A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a mulct; a fine; a shot.
Aspic :: Aspic (n.) A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.
Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..
Conning Tower :: Conning tower (n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Grapeshot :: Grapeshot (n.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags..
Arquebusade :: Arquebusade (n.) The shot of an arquebus.
Tompion :: Tompion (n.) The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
Shot :: Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
Shoulder-shotten :: Shoulder-shotten (a.) Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse..
Shot-clog :: Shot-clog (n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them..
Sight-shot :: Sight-shot (n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown.
Undershot :: Undershot (a.) Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel..
Headmould Shot :: Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures..
Carom :: Carom (n.) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc..
Shot :: Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at..
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