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air-to-air of a missile or the like, designed to be shot by an aircraft at an aerial target.
arrow a slender pointed or tipped shaft that is shot from a bow. [1/3 definitions]
at gunpoint under the threat of being shot.
balkline a line parallel and close to one end of a billiard table, from behind which the opening shot is made.
basket in basketball, the open metal hoop and net through which the ball is shot to score points, or such an act of scoring. [1/3 definitions]
BB a small shot of .18 inch diameter, used in an air rifle or air pistol.
BB gun an air gun that shoots BB shot.
billiard a billiard shot in which the cue ball hits two other balls in succession. [1/2 definitions]
bird shot small shot used to shoot birds.
bowshot the distance an arrow travels or can travel when shot from a bow.
break the first shot in a billiards game, which scatters the balls. [1/26 definitions]
bullet a cylindrical, usu. pointed metal projectile that is shot from a firearm. [1/2 definitions]
bull's-eye something that strikes the center of a target, such as a shot, or the act of striking the center of a target. [1/3 definitions]
carom in pool or billiards, a shot in which the player's ball strikes two other balls in succession. [1/4 definitions]
chip shot a short golf shot, used in approaching the green, in which the ball is lofted and rolls some distance after landing.
chokebore in a shotgun barrel, a bored inner surface that narrows toward the muzzle to concentrate the pattern of shot. [1/2 definitions]
cutaway a switch from one scene to another in a film, used to create suspense, show a simultaneous event, or the like; cutaway shot. [1/4 definitions]
dart a small pointed missile, thrown by hand or shot from a blowgun or other device. [1/6 definitions]
dissolve of a shot in films or videotapes, to fade away while the next appears dimly at first and then becomes clearer and replaces the first. [2/11 definitions]
drill1 (informal) in sports, to make (a throw, hit, shot, or the like) with force and speed. [1/13 definitions]
dunk shot in basketball, a shot made by jumping up and thrusting the ball through the hoop from above.