the act of firing a projectile

a solid missile discharged from a firearm

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

a chance to do something

a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

a small drink of liquor

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

an estimate based on little or no information

an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

an explosive charge used in blasting

a blow hard enough to cause injury

an attempt to score in a game

informal words for any attempt or effort

the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

drill hole for a charge of an explosive

an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shot

an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

an athlete who competes in the shot put

tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water

a young pig

firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns