■ verb ( past and past participle shot )
1》 kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.
↘cause (a gun) to fire.
↘hunt game with a gun.
↘( ~ someone/thing down ) bring down an aircraft or person by ~ing.
2》 move suddenly and rapidly.
↘[as adjective ~ing ] (of a pain) sudden and piercing.
↘direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone.
↘( ~ through ) Austral./NZ informal depart, especially hurriedly.
3》 (in football, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.
↘ informal make (a specified score) for a round of golf.
↘ N. Amer. informal play a game of (pool, dice, or golf).
4》 film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.).
5》 send out buds or ~s; germinate.
6》 ( ~ up ) informal inject oneself with a narcotic drug.
7》 plane (the edge of a board) accurately.
8》 (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge).
↘ informal drive past (a traffic light at red).
9》 move (a door bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door.
■ noun
1》 a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.
2》 an occasion when a group of people hunt and ~ game for sport.
↘ Brit. land used for ~ing game.
3》 an occasion of taking photographs professionally or making a film or video: a fashion ~.
4》 variant spelling of chute 1 .
5》 a rapid in a stream.
■ exclamation N. Amer. informal used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
Phrases
~ the breeze (or the bull ) N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation.
~ one's cuffs pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat.
~ oneself in the foot informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself.
~ a line Brit. informal describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way.
~ one's mouth off informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly.
the whole ~ing match informal everything.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
OE scēotan , of Gmc origin; related to sheet 1 , shot 1 , and shut .