| big shot |
(informal) an influential or important person. |
| bird shot |
small shot used to shoot birds. |
| booster shot |
an injection of a vaccine given at some time after the first injection. A booster shot continues the protection against disease begun by the earlier injection. |
| by a long shot |
by a considerable amount or distance. |
| cheap shot |
an unnecessarily vicious remark or action against someone who has no ready defense. [2 definitions] |
| chip shot |
a short golf shot, used in approaching the green, in which the ball is lofted and rolls some distance after landing. |
| cutaway shot |
in a film, a sudden shift of the scene away from the main action to an apparently unrelated event. |
| dunk shot |
in basketball, a shot made by jumping up and thrusting the ball through the hoop from above. |
| foul shot |
see "free throw." |
| hook shot |
in basketball, a shot made, with the body sideways to the basket, by the far hand arcing the ball over the head. |
| jump shot |
in basketball, a shot made by a player at the highest point of a jump. |
| long shot |
in betting, a choice that has very little chance of winning, such as a horse in a race. [3 definitions] |
| not by a long shot |
by no means; definitely not. |
| one-shot |
a publication, performance, or the like that is intended for one time only. [4 definitions] |
| Parthian shot |
an unfriendly or sharp remark or gesture made as one departs; parting shot. |
| passing shot |
in tennis, a shot that goes past an opponent who is at or moving towards the net. |
| penalty shot |
in ice hockey, a free shot at the goal taken by a player from the four meter line after skating in from the center spot, usu. awarded when the opposing team has illegally prevented a goal. |
| set shot |
a shot made by a basketball player while standing in place. |
| shoot from the hip |
(informal) to do or say without thought or consideration. |
| shoot-out |
a confrontation involving shooting, as between police and criminals; gunfight. [2 definitions] |