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Second shot at a shot
Answer for the clue "Second shot at a shot ", 6 letters:
retake
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "to take back," from re- "back, again" + take (v.). Meaning "to recapture" is recorded from 1640s; sense of "to record a second time" is attested from 1962. Related: Retook ; retaking ; retaken . As a noun from 1918; figurative use from 1937.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES retake an exam ( also resit an exam British English ) (= take it again because you did not do well the first time ) ▪ If you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Government ...
Usage examples of retake.
She reminded Addis that she had joined him when he came to retake his home.
Revuelta is a wealthy Cuban expatriate who is suspected of financing Ultima Hora, a group of Cuban mercenaries bent upon retaking the island.
Tenth took part in a brave but, frankly, suicidal attempt to retake Kneck Keep a few days ago, sir.
When they get in and drive the Russians out, there they are in a big circular fort, just as they were in the Mamelon, and can hold their own, no matter how many men the Russians bring up to retake it.
Bligh, standing up, raised his clenched hand and cursed the mutineers bitterly, swearing vengeance against those on the ship who would not help him to retake her.
That meant that the retaking of lands lost during the invasion the previous summer would be left to Owen Greylock, Knight-Marshal of Krondor, and Erik von Darkmoor, Knight-Captain of the Crimson Eagles, an elite mobile force of handpicked men.
He would need three times the number of swords he has at his call to stand a chance of retaking Ylith.
He saves thousands of lives and accelerates the retaking of the Western Realm by a year if he agrees.
The earlier the city is secured, the faster we can turn north toward Sarth and start retaking the Bitter Sea coast and Yabon.
A day of mourning had been announced for Duke Arutha and the others who had fallen in retaking Sarth.
Yabon City is now at grave peril and we are no closer to retaking Ylith than we were at first thaw!
Once, retaking her throne, her birthright, had been the only dream of her heart.
Kin began helping them, the Tower knew exactly where any runaway was heading, and they began retaking nine out often.
He intimated to Bernadotte that he had a sure opportunity of retaking Finland, a conquest which would gratify his subjects and win their attachment to him.
That was when we were retaking the outer defenses and we were covered on a narrow front.