How many different ways is the word 'shot' used in our modern day language...can you find more than twenty?

Bennett

You can have: shotgun, shot of whisky, have your picture shot, someone who is a good shot meaning they aimed well, a shot in the dark as in having a guess, play shot putt. That's me out. Nov 04 02, 5:15 PM

Andy

1. the firing of a weapon 2. the projectile fired by a weapon 3. a photographic image, as in 'to take a snap shot' 4. an attempt to score in a game 5. In baseball, a shot is a home run, as in 'he hit a deep shot over the fence' 6. a guess, as in 'a shot in the dark' 7. a cynical remark, as in 'to take a cheap shot at someone' 8. an attempt, as in 'I took a shot at learning geometry' 9. an opportunity, as in 'to give someone a fair shot' 10. a chance or odds, as in 'the horse is a 4-to-1 shot' 11. a charge of explosives 12. a vaccination or injection, as in 'the dog needs a rabies shot' 13. a nautical length equal to 15 fathoms 14. an alcoholic measurement, as in 'a shot of whiskey' 15. to boost someone's morale, as in 'a shot in the arm' 16. streaked with color, as in 'a blue suit shot with purple' 17. completely worn out, as in 'completely shot' 18. when things don't go as planned, as in 'shot all to hell' 19. handed something quickly, as in 'He shot me the stapler'. 20. to blow money on, as in 'they shot all their money on an expensive car' 21. exposed as something false, as in 'they shot down his case' Nov 04 02, 6:20 PM

Brainy Blonde

Shot found in 24 items. See: You know, that book!!!! LOL!!! or http://www.thesaurus.com/cgi-bin/search?config=roget and words=shot Nov 05 02, 12:34 AM

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