Shaft vs Shot - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between shaft and shot

is that shaft is to equip with a shaft while shot is to load (a gun) with shot.

As nouns the difference between shaft and shot

is that shaft is (lb) the entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow while shot is the result of launching a projectile or bullet or shot can be a charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

As verbs the difference between shaft and shot

is that shaft is (slang) to fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery while shot is (shoot) or shot can be to load (a gun) with shot.

As an adjective shot is

(colloquial) worn out or broken.

As an interjection shot is

(colloquial|south africa) thank you.

shaft

English

Noun

(en noun)

(lb) The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

* , (Geoffrey Chaucer):

His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, /

* , (Roger Ascham):

A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele, the feathers, and the head.

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft .

(lb) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

* , (John Milton):

And the thunder, / Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage, / Perhaps

* , (Vicesimus Knox):

Some kinds of literary pursuitshave been attacked with all the shafts of ridicule.

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)

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A beam or ray of light.

* 1912 , (Willa Cather), :

They were a fine company of old women, and a Dutch painter would have loved to find them there together, where the sun made bright patches on the floor and sent long, quivering shafts of gold through the dusky shade up among the rafters.

The main axis of a feather.

(lb) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

A long, narrow passage sunk into the earth, either natural or for artificial.

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

(lb) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pediment.

* , (Ralph Waldo Emerson):

Bid time and nature gently spare /

The main cylindrical part of the penis.

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Usage notes

In Early Modern English, the shaft referred to the entire body of a long weapon, such that an arrow's "shaft" was composed of its "tip", "stale" or "steal", and "fletching". empenne as "I [[feather, fether a shafte, I put fethers upon a steale". Over time, the word came to be used in place of the former "stale" and lost its original meaning.

Synonyms

* stale, stail, steal, stele, steel (arrows, spears ) * mineshaft (vertical underground passage )

Derived terms

(der top) * to give someone the shaft * to get the shaft (der bottom)

Verb

(en verb)

(slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that.

to equip with a shaft.

(slang) To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend.

Anagrams

* English transitive verbs

shot

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , from Germanic *skot-''. Cognate with German ''''. Compare ''scot .

Adjective

(en adjective)

(colloquial) Worn out or broken.

The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot .

* (The Tragically Hip), "Thompson Girl", :

Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well

(Of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

The cloak was shot through with silver threads.

tired, weary

I have to go to bed now; I'm shot .

Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.

* Sir Walter Scott

Are you not glad to be shot of him?

Noun

(en noun)

The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

The shot was wide off the mark.

(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

They took the lead on a last-minute shot .

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.}}

(athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.

The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.

(uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.

(uncountable, military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.

(referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly

I brought him hunting as he's a good shot .

He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot .

An opportunity or attempt.

I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.

A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.

* 2003 , Carla Marinucci, " On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall," San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Nov. (retrieved 18 Apr. 2009):

Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.

(slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.

A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)

I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.

A single serving of espresso.

(photography, film) A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.

A vaccination or injection.

I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.

(US, Canada, baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).

His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.

(US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.

Derived terms

* armor-piercing shot * big shot * buckshot * chip shot * cow shot * long shot * parting shot * shot-glass * shotgun * shotlike * shot put * shot spot * split-shot * tracking shot

Expressions

* call the shots * give something one's best shot * shot in the arm

Verb

(head)

(shoot)

Verb

(shott)

To load (a gun) with shot.

(Totten)

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 2

See .

Noun

(en noun)

A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

Drink up. It's his shot .

* Chapman

Here no shots are where all shares be.

* Shakespeare

A man is never welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome".

Etymology 3

Interjection

(en interjection)

(colloquial, South Africa) Thank you.

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