[ʃɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the firing of a gun or cannon
(e.g: Mulder killed him with a single shot)

- a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports such as football, tennis, or golf
(e.g: his partner pulled off a winning backhand shot)

- a ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon

- a photograph
(e.g: a group shot of all the family)

- a small drink of spirits
(e.g: he took a shot of whisky)

- the launch of a space rocket
(e.g: a moon shot)


Phrases:
- a shot in the arm
- give it one's best shot
- like a shot
- not by a long shot
- not have a shot in one's locker

Origin:
Old English sc(e)ot, gesc(e)ot, of Germanic origin; related to German Geschoss, from the base of the verb shoot

[ʃɒt], (Verb)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- be shot of
- get shot of
- shot to pieces

Origin:

[ʃɒt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of coloured cloth) woven with a warp and weft of different colours, giving a contrasting effect when looked at from different angles
(e.g: a dress of shot silk)

- ruined or worn out
(e.g: a completely shot engine will put you out of the race)


Phrases:
- be shot of
- get shot of
- shot to pieces

Origin:

[ʃɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub or bar
(e.g: he had paid her shot)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from shot; compare with Old English scēotan ‘shoot, pay, contribute’ and scot