Shot

From WikiMD's Wellness Encyclopedia

adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;  noun informal words for any attempt or effort;  an attempt to score in a game;  a blow hard enough to cause injury;  a solid missile discharged from a firearm;  an explosive charge used in blasting;  sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put;  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;  a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot);  a chance to do something;  the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination;  the act of firing a projectile;  (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;  the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe;  an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera;an estimate based on little or no information;  a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film;  a small drink of liquor

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Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD