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# shot

«shot» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of firing a gun or other weapon, or the sound of it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a shot, shots); verb, past and past participle of «shoot» (shoot, shoots, shot, shooting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The act of firing a gun or other weapon, or the sound of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m1)

2) A kick, throw or hit of a ball at the goal or basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m2)

3) A photograph or a part of a film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m3)

4) (informal) An injection of medicine, like a vaccine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m4)

5) (informal) A try: «have a shot at it». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m5)

6) Past of «shoot»: fired, moved very fast, or filmed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m6)

7) To be shot is to be hit by a bullet or arrow that someone has fired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In sports, a shot is an attempt to score; in athletics, the «shot put» is throwing a heavy metal ball. In health, «a flu shot» is a vaccine injection. In everyday life, «Give it a shot!» means try. In safety lessons, if you ever hear shots, get away and tell an adult; never touch a gun. Phrases: «take a shot», «have a shot at», «good shot!», «flu shot», «a long shot» (unlikely to work), «shot past».

### examples

- Great shot! The ball went straight into the net. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x1)
- I've never done a cartwheel, but I'll give it a shot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x2)
- We heard a loud shot in the forest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x3)
- She got her flu shot at the doctor's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x4)
- The photographer took a shot of the whole class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x5)
- The rocket shot up into the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x6)
- In the shot put, you throw a heavy ball as far as you can. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x7)
- It's a long shot, but maybe the lost cat will come home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x8)
- “Are you shot?” John whispered tremulously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/#x9)

### note

Irregular verb: shoot, shot, shot. In basketball, a shot can score 1, 2 or 3 points — in maths problems, «4 three-point shots» = 12 points. «Shot» can also mean tired or broken in slang: «My nerves are shot».

### In the corpora

- [A clapperboard shows the scene and take number; a take is one try at filming a shot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/43-olympiad-film-stage-and-design-puzzles/9/)
- ["Officer-involved shooting" is a US official phrase meaning police shot someone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/19/)
- [Fielders close to the batter wear a helmet or stand further back, because hard shots hit them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/6/)
- [Game slang such as «push» and «one shot» can sound frightening to people who do not play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/405-teams-and-voice-chat/25/)
- [Gwil notices and starts «accidentally» missing his shots.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/507-siblings-as-best-mates-and-as-rivals/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shot» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shot/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.