Definition of shot

• imp. & p. p. - of Shoot
• - imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
• a. - Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
• v. t. - A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
• pl. - of Shot
• n. - The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
• 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.
• n. - Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
• 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.
• n. - A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
• v. t. - To load with shot, as a gun.