ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl ʃəˈtɔɪənt dɪɡ ɪn.ˈdʒɛk.ʃən ɪ.ɹɪˈdɛs.ənt nɪp ˈpɛlɪt siːn ʃɑːft ʃæft ˈʃuːtə(ɹ) ˈʃuːtɪŋ snæp snæp.ʃɒt stæb the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination throwing the basketball toward the hoop his shot hit the rim and bounced out the act of firing a projectile his shooting was slow but accurate varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles changeable taffeta chatoyant (or shot) silk a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent (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 requires good balance and tempo he left me an almost impossible shot the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe the nurse gave him a flu shot informal words for any attempt or effort he gave it his best shot he took a stab at forecasting an attempt to score in a game 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 a solid missile discharged from a firearm the shot buzzed past his ear an explosive charge used in blasting sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put he trained at putting the shot 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 an estimate based on little or no information a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film 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 a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) he is a crack shot a poor shooter a small drink of liquor he poured a shot of whiskey a chance to do something he wanted a shot at the champion