shot

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Of changeable or variegated color; iridescent.
• adjective Streaked or flecked with or as if with yarn of a different color.
• adjective Interspersed or permeated with a distinctive quality.
• adjective Worn-out; ruined.
• adjective Exhausted; thoroughly tired.
• noun The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun.
• noun The distance over which something is shot; the range.
• noun An attempt to hit a target with a projectile.
• noun An attempt to reach a target with a rocket.
• noun An attempt to score into a goal, as in soccer or hockey.
• noun The flight or path of a projectile in a game.
• noun A sharply hit or driven ball or puck.
• noun A stroke in a game, as in golf or billiards.
• noun A pointed or critical remark.
• noun An attempt; a try.
• noun An opportunity.
• noun A chance at odds; something to bet on.
• noun A solid projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm or cannon.
• noun Such projectiles, especially when fired in clusters, considered as a group.
• noun Tiny lead or steel pellets, especially ones used in a shotgun cartridge.
• noun One of these pellets.
• noun Sports The heavy metal ball that is put for distance in the shot put.
• noun One who shoots in a particular way.
• noun A charge of explosives used in blasting mine shafts.
• noun A detonation of an explosive charge.
• noun A photograph taken of a particular subject.
• noun A single continuous recording made with a movie camera.
• noun A hypodermic injection.
• noun A small amount given or applied at one time.
• noun A drink, especially a jigger of liquor.
• noun An amount to be paid, as for drinks; a bill.
• noun Nautical A length of chain equal to 15 fathoms (90 feet) in the United States and 12.5 fathoms (75 feet) in Great Britain.
• transitive verb To load or weight with shot.
• idiom (like a shot) Very quickly.
• idiom (shot in the arm) Something that boosts one's spirits.
• idiom (shot in the dark) A guess.
• idiom (shot in the dark) An attempt that has little chance of succeeding.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To load with shot: as, to shot a gun.
• Advanced.
• Firm; stable; secure.