- (n.) A single draft or catch of fish made.
- (n.) The entire throw of nets at one time.
- (n.) A spherical weight, to be put or thrown, in competition for distance.
- (n.) A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
- (n.) A cast of a net.
- (n.) A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.
- (n.) A place or spot for setting nets.
- (imp.&p.p.) of Shoot.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To load with shot, as a gun.
- (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.
- imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
- (v.t.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
- (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
- (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
- (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.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
- (pl.) of Shot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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