- shot
- noun1 act of firing a gunADJECTIVE▪ excellent, fine, good, well-placed▪ clean▪
He killed them with a clean shot to their heads.
▪ lucky▪ random▪ fatal▪ warning▪ clear▪ first, opening (often figurative)▪the opening shot in the election campaign
▪ cheap, parting (both figurative)▪ cannon, gun, pistol, rifle▪I heard a pistol shot.
▪ head▪That man fired the fatal head shot.
… OF SHOTS▪ volley▪A volley of shots rang out.
VERB + SHOT▪ aim▪ fire, take▪I took a few more shots at the target, but missed.
SHOT + VERB▪ ring out▪ hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth▪The shot hit him in the chest.
▪ kill sb/sth▪ miss (sb/sth)PREPOSITION▪ shot from▪a shot from his rifle
▪ shot to▪She was killed by a single shot to the head.
2 person who shoots a gun, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ crack, excellent, good▪She is a crack shot with a rifle.
▪ bad, poor3 act of kicking/hitting/throwing a ballADJECTIVE▪ excellent, fine, good, great, superb (esp. BrE), well-placed▪ awesome (esp. BrE), brilliant (esp. AmE) (both informal)▪ errant (esp. AmE), poor, wayward (esp. BrE)▪ long, long-range▪ close-range▪ 20-yard, 25-yard, etc.▪ low▪ game-winning (AmE)▪ trickVERB + SHOT▪ crack (esp. BrE), get in, have, take, try▪He cracked a terrific shot into the bottom corner of the net.
▪Go on—take another shot.
▪ miss▪ scuff (BrE)▪He scuffed a shot from the edge of the box.
▪ block, parry (esp. BrE), save▪He has blocked 850 shots in his NBA career.
▪The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound.
SHOT + VERB▪ be on target (esp. BrE)▪ go wide, miss▪My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target.
PREPOSITION▪ shot at, shot on▪Their captain tried a long shot on goal.
▪ shot from▪his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area
▪a superb shot from Rivaldo
4 photograph; picture in a film/movieADJECTIVE▪ camera▪ close-up, long, medium▪ aerial, overhead, still▪ tracking, wide-angle, zoom▪ exterior, location▪ establishing, opening▪ action, crowd▪ money (figurative, esp. AmE)▪ fashion, publicity▪ cover▪ screen (usually screenshot) (= from a computer)▪ mug (usually mugshot) (= photograph of sb's face kept by the police)… OF SHOTS▪ seriesVERB + SHOT▪ get, take▪I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line.
▪ snap▪Kate snapped a few shots with her camera through the window.
SHOT + VERB▪ show sth▪a wide-angle shot showing the Grand Canyon
PREPOSITION▪ shot from▪a shot from a low angle
▪ shot of▪a publicity shot of the band performing
5 (esp. AmE) injection of a drugADJECTIVE▪ booster▪ allergy, flu, tetanusVERB + SHOT▪ give sb▪ get, have▪Have you had all your shots for your expedition yet?
PREPOSITION▪ shot of▪a shot of penicillin
▪The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
