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(1):

(imp. & p. p.) of Shoot

(2):

(n.) A single draft or catch of fish made.

(3):

(n.) A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.

(4):

(n.) A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.

(5):

(n.) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.

(6):

(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.

(7):

(n.) A place or spot for setting nets.

(8):

(n.) The entire throw of nets at one time.

(9):

(n.) A cast of a net.

(10):

(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.

(11):

(n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.

(12):

(n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, - used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.

(13):

(n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.

(14):

(v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun.

(15):

(pl.) of Shot

(16):

imp. & p. p. of Shoot.

(17):

(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.

(18):

(v. t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shot.html. 1828.
 
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