n. A missile weapon; an arrow; a dart.n. A projectile; particularly, a ball or bullet; also, such projectiles collectively.n. A small ball or pellet, of which a number are combined in one charge; also, such pellets collectively.n. The distance passed over by a missile or projectile in its flight; range: used, in combination with the name of the weapon, or missile, as a rough measure of length.n. Hence Range in general; reach: as, within ear-shot.n. Anything emitted, cast, or thrown forth; a shoot.n. Among fishermen, the whole sweep of nets thrown out at one time; also, one cast or set of the nets; also, the number of fish caught in one haul of the nets. See shoot, v. t., 11.n. A place where fishermen let out their nets. See shoot, v. t., 11.n. The act of shooting; discharge of, or the discharge from, a bow, gun, or other missile weapon.n. One who shoots, especially with a firearm.n. A marksman, especially with reference to his skill: as, a good shot; a crack shot; a wing-shot.n. In weaving, a single thread of weft carried through the warp at one run of the shuttle.n. A defect, of the nature of a streak, in the texture of silk and other textiles, caused by the interweaving of a thread or threads differing from the others in color, quality, or size. Compare shot, participial adjective, 3.n. In mining, a blast.n. A nook; an angle; a plot of land; specifically, a square furlong of land; a group of strips or allotments, each one furlong in length, and together a furlong in width, in the open-field system. See field.n. A move or stroke in a game, as in curling or billiards.n. A stitch in one's side.n. A handful of hemp.n. Spermaceti; whale-shot.n. Same as dropping fire (which see, under drop). Also called dropping shot.n. A length of rope as it comes from the ropewalk; also, the length of a chain-cable between two shackles, generally fifteen fathoms.To load with shot: as, to shot a gun.Preterit and past participle of shoot.Advanced.Firm; stable; secure.Having a changeable color, like that produced in weaving by all the warp-threads being of one color and all the weft of another; chatoyant. Silk is the usual material thus woven, but there are also shot alpaca and other goods.Same as shooted.n. A reckoning, or a person's share of a reckoning; charge; share of expenses, as of a tavern-bill.n. A supply or amount of drink, perhaps paid for at a fixed rate.n. The trout, Salmo fario.n. The grayling, Thymallus vulgaris. Also shut, shutt.n. An inferior animal taken out of a drove of cattle or a flock of sheep.n. A young hog; a shote.n. A Middle English past participle of shut.n. In athletics, a metal sphere, either with or without a covering, weighing in championship contests 16 pounds and in school contests 12 pounds, which a competitor ‘puts’ as far as possible beyond a ring within which he stands.n. In lawn-bowls, the point made by the ball which lies nearest the jack at the close of the head or innings.
