shot 1, noun (oh) and spinal tractotomy (medicine)

shot 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?gun?
2 ?bullets?
3 ?attempt to score?
4 ?photograph?
5 ?Film/tv?
6 ?attempt?
7 give something your best shot
8 be a long shot
9 a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc
10 a shot in the dark
11 ?critical remark?
12 like a shot
13 a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)
14 big shot
15 ?drink?
16 ?drug?
17 a shot in the arm
18 ?heavy ball?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: scot]
?GUN?
[C] a) an act of firing a gun
::He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots .
::The first shot missed my head by just a few inches.
::The shot hit the raider in the upper chest and killed him instantly.
::A crazy man took a shot at her (=tried to shoot her) from a rooftop.
::He fired off a volley of shots from his semi-automatic rifle.
::The policeman was killed by a single shot .
b) the sound of a gun being fired
::Where were you when you heard the shot?
::Two shots rang out (=could be heard) , and Security guards rushed over, guns drawn.
c) a good/bad etc shot
someone who is good, bad etc at shooting
::Sergeant Cooper is an excellent shot.
?BULLETS?
[U] a) small metal balls that are shot, many at a time, from a shotgun
b) old use large metal balls that are shot from a cannon
?ATTEMPT TO SCORE?
[C] an attempt in sport to throw, kick, or hit the ball towards the place where you can get a point
::Shaw took a shot at the goal from the halfway line, but missed.
:: Good shot !
?PHOTOGRAPH?
[C] a photograph
-synonym picture picture shot of
::a close-up shot of a demonstrator being beaten by a policeman
::I managed to get some good shots of the carnival.
::We hired a photographer to take some publicity shots .
:: action shots of Football players (=ones taken of people while they are moving)
-see also mugshot
?Film/TV?
[C] the view of something in a Film or Television programme that is produced by having the camera in a particular position
::In the opening shot we see Travolta's feet walking down the sidewalk.
?ATTEMPT?
[C] informal an attempt to do something or achieve something, especially something difficult
shot at (doing) sth
::This is her first shot at directing a play.
::If Lewis won his next fight, he would be guaranteed a shot at the title (=chance to win the title) .
::I decided to have a shot at decorating the house myself.
::I didn't think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I'd give it a shot (=try to do it) .
::The network finally gave Keaton a shot at presenting his own show.
give sth your best shot
to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult
::This case is going to be tough, but I promise I'll give it my best shot.
::Lydia didn't get the job, but at least she gave it her best shot.
be a long shot
a) used to say that a plan is worth trying, even though you think it is unlikely to succeed
::It's a long shot, but someone might recognise her from the photo and be able to tell us where she lives.
b) AmE if someone is a long shot, they are not likely to be chosen for a job or to win an election, competition etc
::Turner is a long shot to win next month's mayoral election.
a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc
a horse, dog etc in a race, whose chances of winning are expressed as numbers
a shot in the dark
an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas
::My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.
?CRITICAL REMARK?
[C] a remark that is intended to criticize or hurt someone
::I'm not going to sit here listening to you two take shots at each Other all night.
::She couldn't resist a parting shot (=one that you make just before you leave) - 'And you were a lousy lover!'
::That was a cheap shot ! (=one that is unfair and unreasonable)
like a shot
if you do something like a shot, you do it very quickly and eagerly
::If he asked me to go to Africa with him, I'd go like a shot!
a shot across the bows/a warning shot (across the bows)
something you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it - used especially in news reports
::The President's own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows .
big shot
an important or powerful person, especially in business
::a big shot in the record business
?DRINK?
[C] a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
shot of
::a shot of tequila
::a shot glass (=a small glass for strong alcoholic Drinks)
?DRUG?
[C] especially AmE an injection of a drug (=when it is put into the body with a needle)
British Equivalent: jab
::Have you had your typhoid and cholera shots?
a shot in the arm
something that makes you more confident or more successful
::The new factory will give the local economy a much needed shot in the arm.
?HEAVY BALL?
[C] a heavy metal ball that competitors try to throw as far as possible in the sport of shot put
-see also call the shots at call 1 (9), by a long chalk/shot at long 1 (21), long shot at long 1 (18), buckshot , gunshot , snapshot , pot shot

spinal tractotomy (medicine)

spinal tractotomy -->
anterolateral cordotomy
<procedure> Division of the anterolateral quadrant of the spinal cord to section the spinothalamic tract.

Synonym: anterolateral tractotomy, spinal tractotomy, spinothalamic cordotomy.

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