What part of speech is shot?

Shot can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shot is a verb, present, 1st person singular of shot (infinitive).
  • 2. shot is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. shot is a noun, singular of shots / shot.
  • 4. shot is a noun, plural of shot.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does shot mean?

Definitions

Adjective

shot - Worn out.
shot - Of material, especially silk Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
shot - Tired, weary.

Verb

shot - To load a gun with shot.

Noun

shot - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
shot - an attempt to score in a game
shot - 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"
shot - 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"
shot - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
shot - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
shot - an explosive charge used in blasting
shot - sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
shot - (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"
shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
shot - the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"
shot - an estimate based on little or no information
shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
shot - the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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"
shot - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"

Examples of shot

#   Sentence  
1. noun He is a crack shot.
2. noun The shot buzzed past his ear.
3. noun His parting shot was `drop dead.
4. noun He is still recovering from a shot to his leg.
5. noun I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.
6. noun He wanted a shot at the champion.
7. noun He gave it his best shot.
8. noun He trained at putting the shot.
9. noun A good shot requires good balance and tempo.
10. noun He left me an almost impossible shot.
11. noun The nurse gave him a flu shot.
12. noun He poured a shot of whiskey.
13. noun The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
14. noun If you can pass this info along, and ask everyone you know to forward it to their contacts, etc, we may have a shot at pulling this off.
15. noun I was playing a video game that has a m16 Vietnam model, and in the game it's 3-shot burst.
16. verb The CURSE OF GOD carried on until he was shot dead.
17. verb It is interesting to notice that he was shot seven times, being seven, as well as three, the holy numbers in Holy Cabalah tradition....
18. verb A fool's bolt is soon shot.
19. verb To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently.
20. verb Water shot from the pipe.
21. verb We shot pheasants by the hundred.
22. verb Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.
23. verb Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
24. verb The hunter shot at a deer.
25. verb The man shot three birds with a gun.
26. verb The cop was shot on his beat.
27. verb John caught a tiger and shot two lions.
28. verb It was in 1980 that John was shot at this spot.
29. verb It was in 1980 that John Lennon was shot at this spot.
30. verb Joe was believed to have shot the prisoner.
Sentence  
noun
He is a crack shot.
The shot buzzed past his ear.
His parting shot was `drop dead.
He is still recovering from a shot to his leg.
I caught him with a solid shot to the chin.
He wanted a shot at the champion.
He gave it his best shot.
He trained at putting the shot.
A good shot requires good balance and tempo.
He left me an almost impossible shot.
The nurse gave him a flu shot.
He poured a shot of whiskey.
The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
If you can pass this info along, and ask everyone you know to forward it to their contacts, etc, we may have a shot at pulling this off.
I was playing a video game that has a m16 Vietnam model, and in the game it's 3-shot burst.
verb
The CURSE OF GOD carried on until he was shot dead.
It is interesting to notice that he was shot seven times, being seven, as well as three, the holy numbers in Holy Cabalah tradition....
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently.
Water shot from the pipe.
We shot pheasants by the hundred.
Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.
Benjamin shot a bear with a rifle.
The hunter shot at a deer.
The man shot three birds with a gun.
The cop was shot on his beat.
John caught a tiger and shot two lions.
It was in 1980 that John was shot at this spot.
It was in 1980 that John Lennon was shot at this spot.
Joe was believed to have shot the prisoner.

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