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 →

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

• 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

• A clapperboard shows the scene and take number; a take is one try at filming a shot.
• "Officer-involved shooting" is a US official phrase meaning police shot someone.
• Fielders close to the batter wear a helmet or stand further back, because hard shots hit them.
• Game slang such as «push» and «one shot» can sound frightening to people who do not play.
• Gwil notices and starts «accidentally» missing his shots.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.