EGAVE

shot

About 36.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Tired, weary.
    I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
  2. adjective Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
  3. adjective Worn out or broken.
    The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
  4. adjective Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
    The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
  5. verb simple past and past participle of shoot
  6. noun The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
    The shot was wide of the mark.
  7. noun The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
    They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
  8. noun The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
    The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.

Similar words

crack slam jibe stroke changeable colorful colourful snapshot shaft guesswork

Often followed by

at in and down of through him up a

Word family

a shot shoot shots

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