Shot(n.)
- The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
Shot(n.)
- A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
Shot(n.)
- Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
Shot(n.)
- The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
Shot(n.)
- A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.