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Look up: shot

  1. Shot
    Shot is slang for worn out, exhausted.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. 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 5. [n] - an explosive charge used in blasting 6. [n] - a solid missile discharged from a firearm 7. [n] - a blow hard enough to cause injury 8. [n] - an attempt to score in a game 9. [n] - an informal word for any attempt or effort
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. shot
    best described in live-action terms: whenever you start the camera rolling, you are starting a new shot
    Found on http://www.animationpost.co.uk/doping/gl

  4. Shot
    Small spheres of metal with a groove, which are attached onto your line to set the correct buoyancy for a given float.
    Found on http://www.fishing4fun.co.uk/glossary/in

  5. 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.
    Found on http://www.workover.co.uk/og/s.htm

  6. 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).
    Found on http://www.screenonline.org.uk/education

  7. 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: General • in transfer and injection moulding, the amount of material fed into the mould for eac...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Shot
    Shot imperfect & past participle of Shoot .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  9. 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  10. 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 Shot a shooting.] A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot. « Here no shots are where all shares be.» Chapman. « ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  11. 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 skot a throwing, a javelin, and English shoot , v.t. √159. See Shoot , and confer Shot a share.] 1. The act of ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  12. Shot
    Shot transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shotted ; present participle & verbal noun Shotting .] To load with shot, as a gun. Totten.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  13. 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 spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance. 3. A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/93

  14. 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) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  15. 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. shot
    pellet noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm; `the shot buzzed past his ear`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. shot
    shooter noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); `he is a crack shot`; `a poor shooter`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  18. shot
    crack noun a chance to do something; `he wanted a shot at the champion`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  19. 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 in chess. • (n.) A cast of a net. • (n.)...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  20. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/87

  21. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/87

  22. Shot
    see Pbar Shot.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc

  23. shot
    1. an attempt to score in a game
    2. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    3. the act of firing a projectile
    4. (informal) a chance to do something
    5. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
    6. a solid missile discharged from a firearm
    7. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
    8. a cons...
      Found on

    9. Shot
      a ball kicked or headed by a player at the opponent's net in an attempt to score a goal.
      Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

    10. 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.
      Found on What to say when you are done shooting,


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22 November 2009

This day in history:
On Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. At his death, the 35th president was 46 years old and had served less than three years in office. Despite this intimate experience of events surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy, the nation failed to achieve closure. Oswald never confessed, and the facts of the case remain mysterious. The Warren Commission's conclusion Oswald acted alone failed to satisfy the public. In 1976, the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Assassinations reopened investigation of the murder. The Committee reported that Lee Harvey Oswald probably was part of a conspiracy that may have involved organized crime. read more

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