SHOTS

The act of firing a projectile

Example: "His shooting was slow but accurate"

• shooting  12

• actuation  11
• propulsion  14

• shoot  8
• countershot  16
• discharge  16
• firing  10
• • firing off
  • gunfire  11
  • gunshot  11
  • headshot  15
  • shellfire  15
  • potshot  12
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A solid missile discharged from a firearm

Example: "The shot buzzed past his ear"

• pellet  8

• missile  9
• projectile  21

• bb
• bb shot
• bird shot
• buckshot  19
• • duck shot
  • grape  8
  • grapeshot  15
  • ball  6
  • musket ball
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

Example: "It took two strokes to get out of the bunker"

• maneuver  13
• manoeuvre  14
• play  9

• break  11
• cannon  8
• carom  9
• masse  7
• • masse shot
  • miscue  10
  • cut  5
  • undercut  11
  • swipe  10
  • tennis shot
  • tennis stroke
  • baseball swing
  • cut  5
  • swing  9
  • golf shot
  • golf stroke
  • swing  9
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A chance to do something

Example: "He wanted a shot at the champion"

A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

Example: "He is a crack shot"

• shooter  10

• expert  15

• crack shot
• marksman  16
• sharpshooter  20
• gun  4
• • gunman  9
  • trapshooter  16
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A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

• scene  7

• exposure  17
• photo  10
• photograph  21
• pic  7
• picture  11

• outtake  11

The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

Example: "The nurse gave him a flu shot"

• injection  18

• medical aid
• medical care

• intradermal injection
• intramuscular injection
• intravenous injection
• subcutaneous injection

A small drink of liquor

Example: "He poured a shot of whiskey"

• nip  5

• small indefinite amount
• small indefinite quantity

• 100 ml
• double shot

An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Example: "His parting shot was `drop dead'"

• barb  8
• dig  5
• gibe  7
• jibe  13
• shaft  11
• slam  6

• comment  13
• input  7
• remark  12

• cheap shot

An estimate based on little or no information

• dead reckoning
• guess  6
• guessing  10
• guesswork  17

An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

Example: "My snapshots haven't been developed yet"

• snap  6
• snapshot  13

Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

Example: "He trained at putting the shot"

An explosive charge used in blasting

A blow hard enough to cause injury

Example: "He is still recovering from a shot to his leg"

• cheap shot

An attempt to score in a game

• attempt  11
• effort  12
• endeavor  12
• endeavour  13
• try  6

• basketball shot
• shot  7
• slapshot  13
• headshot  15

Informal words for any attempt or effort

Example: "He gave it his best shot"

• stab  6

The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

• blastoff  16

Throwing the basketball toward the hoop

Example: "His shot hit the rim and bounced out"

• basketball shot

• shot  7

• bank shot
• dunk  9
• dunk shot
• stuff shot
• • finger-roll
  • charity shot
  • charity throw
  • charity toss
  • foul shot
  • free throw
  • penalty free throw
  • hook  11
  • hook shot
  • jump shot
  • jumper  17
  • lay-up
  • layup  10
  • pivot shot
  • set shot
  • scoop shot
  • tip in
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