n. 25B6; noun
a shot rang out : report of a gun, crack, bang, blast; ( shots ) gunfire.
the cannon have run out of shot : BULLETS, cannonballs, pellets, ammunition. See list at bullet .
a winning shot : STROKE, hit, strike; kick, throw, pitch, lob.
Mike was an excellent shot : MARKSMAN, markswoman, shooter.
a shot of us on holiday : PHOTOGRAPH, photo, snap, snapshot, picture, print, slide, still; Brit. enprint.
(informal) it's nice to get a shot at driving : ATTEMPT, try; turn, chance, opportunity; informal go, stab, crack, bash; formal essay.
tetanus shots : INJECTION, inoculation, immunization, vaccination, booster; informal jab.
25A0; a shot in the arm (informal) BOOST, fillip, tonic, stimulus, spur, impetus, encouragement.
25A0; a shot in the dark (WILD) GUESS, surmise, supposition, conjecture, speculation.
25A0; like a shot (informal) WITHOUT HESITATION, unhesitatingly, eagerly, enthusiastically; immediately, at once, right away/now, straight away, instantly, instantaneously, without delay; informal in/like a flash, before one can say Jack Robinson.
25A0; not by a long shot BY NO (MANNER OF) MEANS, not at all, in no way, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not; Brit. not by a long chalk.