Look up: shot

1. shot
   [n] - (informal) a chance to do something 2. [n] - a person who shoots (as regards their ability) 3. [n] - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect 4. [n] - sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put...
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2. shot
   best described in live-action terms: whenever you start the camera rolling, you are starting a new shot
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3. Shot
   Small spheres of metal with a groove, which are attached onto your line to set the correct buoyancy for a given float.
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4. shot
   1. a charge of high explosive, usually nitroglycerine, detonated in a well to shatter the formation and expedite the recovery of oil. Shooting has been almost completely replaced by formation fracturing and acid treatments. 2. a point at which a photograph is made in a single-shot survey. See directional survey.
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5. Shot
   The basic unit of meaning in a moving image text. It can be described according to its length, or duration, the way it is framed (i.e. the camera distance and angle), and the arrangement of elements within it (often referred to as the mise-en-scène).
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6. shot
   the pellets formed by dropping molten material through a small orifice into an inert liquid Category: Electrical engineering and energy • in the foundry industry:any metal substance divided into small particles Category: Iron and steel industries • Injection Category: Gene...
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7. Shot
   Shot imperfect & past participle of Shoot .
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8. Shot
   Shot adjective Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot , transitive verb , 8.
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9. Shot
   Shot noun [ Anglo-Saxon scot , sceot , from sceótan to shoot; akin to Dutch sschot , Icelandic skot . √159. See Scot a share, Shoot , transitive verb , and confer Sho...
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10. Shot
    Shot noun ; plural Shot or Shots . [ Middle English shot , schot , Anglo-Saxon gesceot a missile; akin to Dutch schot a shot, shoot, German schuss , ge schoss a missile, Icelandic sko...
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11. Shot
    Shot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shotted ; present participle & verbal noun Shotting .] To load with shot, as a gun. Totten.
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12. Shot
    Shot noun 1. (Fisheries) (a) A cast of a net. (b) The entire throw of nets at one time. (c) A place or spot for setting nets. (d) A single draft or catch of fish made. 2. (Athletics) A sph...
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13. shot
    <radiobiology> Fusion jargon for the production of a (short-lived) plasma. In the early days, plasmas were produced by the discharge of capacitor banks, which (frequently) made a BANG. A modern tokamak produces a few dozen shots per day, each lasting a few seconds and, if nothing goes wrong, inaudible. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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14. shot
    shaft 1 slam noun 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`
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15. shot
    pellet noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm; `the shot buzzed past his ear`
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16. shot
    shooter noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); `he is a crack shot`; `a poor shooter`
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17. shot
    crack noun a chance to do something; `he wanted a shot at the champion`
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18. Shot
    • (n.) A single draft or catch of fish made. • (n.) The entire throw of nets at one time. • (n.) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance. • (n.) A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as ...
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19. shot
    (from the article `abrasive`) ...wheels and coated abrasive belts remove the unwanted portions of castings, forgings, and billets. Abrasive grit is pressure-blasted against the ...
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20. shot
    (from the article `ammunition`) Small-arms ammunition is always of the fixed type; complete rounds are usually called cartridges, and projectiles are called bullets (or shot in ...
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21. Shot
    see Pbar Shot.
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22. shot
    
    • an attempt to score in a game
    • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    • the act of firing a projectile
    • (informal) a chance to do something
    • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
    • a solid missile discharged from a firearm
    • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
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    • Shot
      a ball kicked or headed by a player at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal.
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    • Shot
      A shot is the film exposed from the time the camera is started to the time it is stopped. Shot and Scene are interchangeable terms.
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    • shot
      another name for a shackle as unit of length for anchor chains. In this use, common in the U.S., a shot equals 15 fathoms, 90 feet or 27.432 meters.The origin of this name for a length of chain is not certain. It may be a corruption of 'shut,' since anchor chains are formed by shutting clasps or shackles to join shorter lengths of chain.
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