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Shot vs Shootable - What's the difference?

shot | shootable |

As adjectives the difference between shot and shootable

is that shot is worn out or broken while shootable is able to be shot.

As a noun shot

is the result of launching a projectile or bullet.

As a verb shot

is past tense of shoot.

As an interjection shot

is thank you.

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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    Anagrams

    * * * * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    shootable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • able to be shot
  • *{{quote-book, year=1883, author=R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny, title=Town Life in Australia, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Amongst other animals shootable are the native bear--a sluggish creature looking like a small bear; the bandicoot, a small animal with a pig's head and snout; the native cat; cockatoos, parrots, eagles, hawks, owls, parroquets, wild turkey, quail, native pheasants, teal, native companions, water-hens, and the black swan and the opossum. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1901, author=Charles Kingsley, title=Two Years Ago, Volume I, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=I've shot and hunted every beast, I think, shootable and huntable, from a humming-bird to an elephant; and I had some splendid fishing in Canada; but, after all, give me a Whitbury trout, on a single-handed Chevalier. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1989, date=January 13, author=Jerry Sullivan, title=Field & Street, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Because native species, such as Illinois' native grouse, the prairie chicken, have been driven out of vast areas by habitat destruction, managers have sought to import shootable birds that can survive in the devastated landscapes of postsettlement America. }}