shot

shot (http://definr.com/shot)

     adj : varying in color when seen in different lights or from
           different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or
           shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and
           iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent]
     n 1: an attempt to score in a game
     2: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a
        club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require
        good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible
        shot" [syn: stroke]
     3: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but
        accurate" [syn: shooting]
     4: (informal) a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at
        the champion" [syn: crack]
     5: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a
        syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: injection]
     6: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed
        past his ear" [syn: pellet]
     7: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held
        camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he
        tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: snapshot]
     8: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of
        action in a film [syn: scene]
     9: an informal word for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
        best shot"
     10: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
         intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
         `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
         dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shaft, slam, dig,
          barb, jibe, gibe]
     11: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering
         from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot
         to the chin"
     12: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
          nip]
     13: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in
         the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
     14: a person who shoots (as regards their ability); "he is a
         crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: shooter]
     15: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified
         destination [syn: blastoff]
     16: an explosive charge used in blasting
     17: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess,
          guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning]