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Tired, weary.

Discharged, cleared, or rid ''of'' something.

📑 Synonyms: free

(colloquial) Worn out or broken.

(of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

(athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.

(athletics) The athletics event of shot put.

(ammunition as component inside a shell) {{cap|small}} metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.

(any ammunition, historically) (historical) {{cap|metal}} or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.

Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.

(figurative) An opportunity or attempt.

A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.

(US) A punch or other physical blow.

A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)

A single serving of espresso.

(archaic) A reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.

(film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

(medicine) A vaccination or injection.

(informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).

(US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.

(fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.

(fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.

(fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.

(ed-form)

To load (a gun) with shot.

(MLE) To sell illegal drugs; to deal.

(obsolete) To feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.

A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

(New Zealand) An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.