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shot

  • adjective
  • shŏt

Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.

Other meanings

  1. Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

    “The cloak was shot through with silver threads.”

  2. Worn out or broken.

    “The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.”

Example sentences

  • “I heard shots coming from inside the building.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “Shots of that cost over a hundred dollars.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
  • “We need to take our shots.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shot” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.