shot
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 →
2) A kick, throw or hit of a ball at the goal or basket. tree →
3) A photograph or a part of a film. tree →
4) (informal) An injection of medicine, like a vaccine. tree →
5) (informal) A try: «have a shot at it». tree →
6) Past of «shoot»: fired, moved very fast, or filmed. tree →
7) To be shot is to be hit by a bullet or arrow that someone has fired. tree →
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
- The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him; (Torah GEN.49.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- and in the vine were three branches; and as it was budding, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes, (Torah GEN.40.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- We have shot at them — Heshbon is perished — even unto Dibon, and we have laid waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (Torah NUM.21.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot. (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark. (Prophets 1SA.20.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them. (Writings PSA.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Great shot! The ball went straight into the net. tree →
- I've never done a cartwheel, but I'll give it a shot. tree →
- We heard a loud shot in the forest. tree →
- She got her flu shot at the doctor's. tree →
- The photographer took a shot of the whole class. tree →
- The rocket shot up into the sky. tree →
- In the shot put, you throw a heavy ball as far as you can. tree →
- It's a long shot, but maybe the lost cat will come home. tree →
- “Are you shot?” John whispered tremulously. tree →
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
- The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him;
- And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark.
- Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot.
- And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
- A clapperboard shows the scene and take number; a take is one try at filming a shot.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.