(shot) noun
1. plural shot A solid missile, as a ball of iron, or a bullet or pellet of lead, to be discharged from a firearm; also, such spherules or pellets collectively. See illustration under CARTRIDGE.
2. The act of shooting; any stroke, hit, or blow.
3. One who shoots; a marksman.
4. The distance traversed or that can be traversed by a projectile; reach; range.
5. A blast, as in mining.
6. A stroke, especially in certain games, as in billiards.
7. A conjecture; guess.
8. An attempted performance.
9. A metal sphere which a competitor puts, pushes, or slings, in a distance contest.
10. A hypodermic injection.
11. A drink of liquor.
12. An action or scene recorded on motion-picture film.
13. A picture taken with a camera.
14. Naut. A unit of chain length: in the United States, 15 fathoms; in Great Britain, 12½ fathoms.
15. Obs. Any projectile.
—v.t. shot·ted, shot·ting To load or weight with shot.
—adjective
1. Of changeable color, as when warp and weft are of different colors.
2. Slang More or less intoxicated.
3. Colloq. Completely done for; ruined. [OE scot]

(shot)
Past tense and past participle of SHOOT.

(shot) noun
A reckoning or charge, or a share of such a reckoning; scot. [Var. of SCOT]