Crossword clues for shotted
shotted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shot \Shot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shotting.]
To load with shot, as a gun.
--Totten.
Shotted \Shot"ted\, a.
Loaded with shot.
(Med.) Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture.
Wiktionary
a. 1 loaded with shot 2 (context medicine English) Having a shot attached.
WordNet
adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent]
n. an attempt to score in a game
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: stroke]
the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: shooting]
a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: crack]
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: injection]
a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: pellet]
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: snapshot, snap]
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: scene]
informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: stab]
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: nip]
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: shooter]
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: blastoff]
an explosive charge used in blasting
an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, dead reckoning]
See shot
Usage examples of "shotted".
The second volley was double shotted and Sharpe, in the deafening echo of the guns' reports, heard the clatter of the musket-balls striking the Cuirassiers' breastplates.
The sound of the volley told Sharpe that the cannon had been double shotted and the frantic speed with which the crews reloaded was a warning that the cavalry were again approaching up the ridge's front slope.
The _Balliol College_'s nets were rigged, and her twelve and nine-pounders shotted, while Sanchez's pickets guarded the jungle trails and the river.
Spring rattled through it, the shotted corpse went over with a splash, Mrs Spring struck up, we all sang "Rock af Ages", and the "amen" hadn't died away before Spring had strode to the unfortunate Looney and kicked his backside again so hard that he went clean down the booby hatch to the main deck.