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(rare, weaponry) A shot at something that is in the air, or a shot in midair.
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A shot taken at an angle.
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(slang) Alternative form of angle shooting [(slang) Unethical behavior that is not clearly prohibited.]
n
(by extension) A treacherous person
v
(metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
n
An occasion in which there is much shooting; a shootout.
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(idiomatic, by extension) Something that is easy to do or to achieve.
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(transitive, military) To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
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Alternative spelling of crapshoot [A game of craps.]
n
(US) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.
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(hunting) A shot fired at an animal that is moving across one's field of vision.
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A marksman who never misses.
adj
Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
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a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel
v
(transitive, informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
v
To engage in battle using small arms.
adj
(figuratively) Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.
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Alternative form of gut-shoot [(transitive) To shoot in the gut with a firearm.]
adj
Alternative form of gut-shot [Having been shot in the gut.]
n
Alternative form of gut shot [A shot in the gut.]
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Alternative form of gut-shoot [(transitive) To shoot in the gut with a firearm.]
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Alternative spelling of hailshot [(obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones.]
adj
Alternative form of hipshot [Having a dislocated hip.]
n
Art of accurately shooting instinctively, without aiming and concentrating on the target.
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(shooting) A second (or subsequent) shot fired at a downed animal to ensure it is dead.
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A shot fired at a distant target.
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Alternative spelling of long shot. [A shot fired at a distant target.]
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The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
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(video games, in online FPS gaming) A shot, from a shotgun or scattergun, all of whose bullets strike the enemy, usually from a very short to point-blank range.
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have a very poor aim, such as while using firearms or in sports.
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To shoot someone using a paintball gun.
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(firearms) To take part in the sport of plinking.
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A haphazard shot with a firearm, taken with careless aim, often fired at a random target.
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A shot taken at an easy or random target.
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(transitive, intransitive, video games, slang) To shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope.
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(military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
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(US, idiomatic) To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (originally with a shotgun); (by extension) to accompany someone in order to assist and protect.
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(firearms) A target that is towed across a range as the shooter shoots.
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Alternative spelling of shoot 'em up [(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.]
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One who is shot; the victim of a shooting.
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Obsolete form of shooting. [(countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.]
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Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
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To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
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A shot fired from a concealed place.
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A bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target.
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(intransitive) To be fired in a volley
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning..
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