Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave something a shot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-thing a shot
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave something a shot mean?
simple past of give something a shot

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