Topic: DRINK
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | scot |
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gun
[countable]a) an act of firing a gun : The first shot missed my head by just a few inches.
The first shot missed my head by just a few inches.b) the sound of a gun being fired : Where were you when you heard the shot?
Where were you when you heard the shot?c) someone who is good, bad etc at shooting : Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.
a good/bad etc shot
DSSergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.2
bullets
[uncountable]a) PMW small metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a shotgun
b) old usePMW large metal balls that are shot from a cannon
3 an attempt in sport to throw, kick, or hit the ball towards the place where you can get a point : Shaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed.
attempt to score
[countable]DSShaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed.4TCP a photograph [= picture]
photograph
[countable]5 the view of something in a film or television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position : In the opening shot we see Travolta's feet walking down the sidewalk.
film/tv
[countable]TCPAMFIn the opening shot we see Travolta's feet walking down the sidewalk.6 an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficult I didn't think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I'd give it a shot (=try to do it).
attempt
[countable] informalI didn't think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I'd give it a shot (=try to do it).7 to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult : This case is going to be tough, but I promise I'll give it my best shot. Lydia didn't get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot.
give something your best shot
This case is going to be tough, but I promise I'll give it my best shot.Lydia didn't get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot.8
be a long shot
a) used to say that a plan is worth trying, even though you think it is unlikely to succeed : It's a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives.
It's a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives.b) American English if someone is a long shot, they are not likely to be chosen for a job or to win an election, competition etc : Turner is a long shot to win next month's mayoral election.
Turner is a long shot to win next month's mayoral election.9 a horse, dog etc in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers
a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc
DGG10 an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas : My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.
a shot in the dark
My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.11 a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone : She couldn't resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) - 'And you were a lousy lover!'
critical remark
[countable]She couldn't resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) - 'And you were a lousy lover!'12 if you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly : If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I'd go like a shot!
like a shot
If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I'd go like a shot!13 something you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it - used especially in news reports :
a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)
14 an important or powerful person, especially in business : a big shot in the record business
big shot
a big shot in the record business15 a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
drink
[countable]DFD shot of a shot of tequila
a shot of tequila16 an injection of a drug (=when it is put into the body with a needle) [= jab British English] Have you had your typhoid and cholera shots?
drug
[countable] especially American EnglishMDDHave you had your typhoid and cholera shots?17 something that makes you more confident or more successful : The new factory will give the local economy a much needed shot in the arm.
a shot in the arm
The new factory will give the local economy a much needed shot in the arm.18 a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of shot put
