Phrase Hound found 306 phrases and 147 compound words that contain shot. The most common are listed below. Open shot in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 306
- one-shotNeeding only a single attempt to become effective.
- shot putAn athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.
- long shotA shot fired at a distant target.
- shot-glassAlternative form of shot glass.
- flu shotA vaccination against seasonal influenza.
- shot downsimple past and past participle of shoot down
- shot in the darkA guess without any informed basis; an action taken according to that guess (such as a choice made).
- like a shotsuddenly; without delay or hesitation.
- warning shotUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.
- Screen shot
- sun-shotAlternative form of sun shot.
- shot in the armAn injection of a drug into the arm, whether for medical or recreational purposes.
- bar shotA double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
- lead shotSmall balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling, etc.
- shot on goalA shot at the opponent's goal.
- shot on targetA shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.
- approach shotAny shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power.
- moon shotThe launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon.
- chain shotA projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.
- single-shotOf a firearm: holding only a single round of ammunition, thus needing to be reloaded after each shot.
- shot to nothingAn attempted pot that is intended not to leave a possible pot for the opponent if missed.
- tracking shotA continuously recorded segment containing no edits, in which the camera is moved (often mounted on a dolly rolling on tracks) so as to sweep through an extensive area or to follow the physical movement of characters or events.
- First Shot
- chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.
- Best Shot
Compound words 147
- screenshotAn image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.
- snapshotA photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
- shotgunA gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
- slingshotA Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- gunshotThe act of discharging a firearm.
- upshotThe final result, or outcome of something.
- bloodshotReddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
- earshotA distance from which sound is still audible.
- buckshotLead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
- longshotAlternative spelling of long shot: A shot fired at a distant target.