Synonyms for shot

Noun

1. shot, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

usage: an attempt to score in a game

2. stroke, shot, maneuver, manoeuvre, play

usage: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

3. shooting, shot, propulsion, actuation

usage: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

4. shot, crack, opportunity, chance

usage: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

5. injection, shot, medical care, medical aid

usage: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

6. shot, pellet, projectile, missile

usage: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"

7. snapshot, snap, shot, photograph, photo, exposure, pic

usage: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

8. scene, shot, photograph, photo, exposure, pic

usage: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

9. shot, stab, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

usage: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

10. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe, remark, comment

usage: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

11. shot, blow

usage: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"

12. nip, shot, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount

usage: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"

13. shot, sports equipment, sporting goods

usage: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"

14. shot, shooter, expert

usage: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

15. blastoff, shot, rocket firing, rocket launching

usage: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

16. shot, charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge

usage: an explosive charge used in blasting

17. guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning, estimate, estimation, approximation, idea

usage: an estimate based on little or no information

Verb

1. shoot, hit, pip, injure, wound

usage: hit with a missile from a weapon

2. shoot, pip, kill

usage: kill by firing a missile

3. shoot, fire, discharge

usage: fire a shot

4. film, shoot, take, record, enter, put down

usage: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

5. shoot, project, cast, contrive, throw

usage: send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"

6. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along

usage: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

7. tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, shoot up

usage: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

8. shoot, hit

usage: throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

9. photograph, snap, shoot, record, enter, put down

usage: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

10. shoot, emit, give out, give off

usage: emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

11. shoot, ache, smart, hurt

usage: cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

12. inject, shoot, insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

usage: force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

13. shoot, weave, interweave

usage: variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"

14. shoot, throw

usage: throw dice, as in a crap game

15. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away, consume, squander, waste, ware

usage: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

16. shoot, score, hit, tally, rack up

usage: score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

17. shoot, utter, emit, let out, let loose

usage: utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"

18. shoot, measure, mensurate, measure out

usage: measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"

19. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, grow

usage: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

20. inject, shoot, administer, dispense

usage: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

Adjective

1. changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot, colorful (vs. colorless), colourful

usage: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"