1. An act of having fired a gun or some other weapon: "The hunter fired a shot at the deer with his rifle, but fortunately for the animal, he missed it."
2. Someone who shoots a weapon; such as, a bow and arrow, a gun, etc.: "The woman is a better shot with the handgun than her brother."
3. A critical or insulting remark: "He took a shot at his opponent more than once during the debate."

"As his parting shot, the senator said that the other candidate simply didn't have any idea what the needs of his state are."

4. An attempt to do something successfully: "The football team lost the game, but there is no denying that the players gave it their best shot."
5. An informal expression referring to a photograph: "The mother got a good snap shot of the children while they were making their snowman."

"You can be sure that the police will make more than one mug shot of the person who is accused of robbing the bank."

6. An act of putting something; such as, medicine or vaccine, into the body with a needle: "The man decided to go get his flu shot this winter."

1. Having discharged or fired a weapon; such as, a gun or a bow with an arrow: "Are you sure that when you shot your gun at the target you actually hit it?"

"She shot an arrow at an apple on the fence and hit it right in the center."

2. Gone, moved, or passed quickly and suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place: "The musical album shot straight to the top of the charts."

In a bad condition or situation: "This job is so stressful that his nerves are shot to pieces."

"After sliding off the icy road into the ditch, her car was so shot that it won't pay to fix it!"

"The family had to stop and rest because they were simply too shot to drive any more that evening."