shot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɒt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɑt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shot)

Inflections of 'shot' (n):
shot
npl (Collective plural for ammunition only—e.g. "The general ensured the troops had plenty of shot.")
shots
npl (All other usages)
From the verb shoot: (⇒ conjugate)
shot is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p
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Inflections of 'shot' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shots
v 3rd person singular
shotting
v pres p
shotted
v past
shotted
v past p

Collocations for "shot"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shot" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

shoot

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. shoot a [deer, robber, target]
  2. shot and [hit, killed] a [deer]
  3. shoot [a rifle, guns]
  4. shoot at a [deer]
  5. shoot down the [enemy, soldiers, robber, plane, helicopter]
  6. shot the [enemy] down
  7. shooting back at the [enemy]
  8. ordered (them) to shoot on sight
  9. shoot to kill
  10. shot off his [foot, finger, face]
  11. [stopped, took aim] and shot
  12. just shoot me
  13. shot up the [car, house, store]
  14. shot the [ball, puck] into the net
  15. shoot [photos, videos] (of)
  16. shooting a [movie, commercial]
  17. shoot on location
  18. the [movie, film] begins shooting [on, in]
  19. the [movie, documentary, film, commercial] was shot in [Prague, on location]
  20. shot [lava, debris, gases, water] into the air
  21. shot me a [glance, look]
  22. shoot questions at the [coach, president, senator, teacher]
  23. pain was shooting down my [arm, leg]
  24. shoot [drugs, heroine]
  25. shoot the rapids
  26. shoot craps
  27. vulgar, slang, US: shoot the sh*t with him
  28. (just) shooting the breeze
  29. shoot through the [wall, glass]
  30. shot out (of) the [window, door]
  31. shot out through the [window]
  32. shot across the [sky, lawn]
  33. shoot down [the road, river, stream]
  34. sexually explicit, slang: shot his load
  35. that's what I'm shooting for
n
  1. a [photo, calendar, fashion, movie, magazine] shoot
  2. [direct, organize, set up, retake] a [photo] shoot
  3. a [grouse, fox, hunting] shoot
  4. [take part in, organize] a rifle shoot
  5. botany: [green, growing, new] shoots
  6. botany: [nip, trim, cut, remove] the shoots
  7. shoots and [stems, branches, thorns]
  8. [signs, reports] of green shoots in the economy
  9. [bean, bamboo] shoots
'shot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ace - aim - aircraft - allegedly - angle - answer - arrow - astray - badger - bankruptcy - baseline - blaze - block - boss - bow - calm - cap - capture - cheap - cheap shot - chest - clean - clutch - cold - contest - cop - copper - crack - crane - crotch - curl - curve - dark - dart - deceased - deer - double - drum - duck - enemy - eye - fade - fake - fidget - fierce - fifty - film - flare - flee - footage

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