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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. |
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