shot
/ʃɑt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
adj
Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
verb
simple past and past participle of shoot
Example Sentences
- "I have to go to bed now; I’m shot."
- "Tell me true, are you not glad to be fairly shot of him?"
- "The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot."
- "... but he finds it hard to resist helping the boss's sister, who also works there and whose body "is more shot than mine.""
- "Thompson girl, I'm stranded at the Unique Motel / Thompson girl, winterfighter's shot on the car as well"
- "The cloak was shot through with silver threads."
Etymology
The past participle of shoot.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: schot, sċeot, *skutą
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʃɑt/
- British English: /ʃɒt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more shot (comparative)
most shot (superlative)
shots (plural)
shots (present, singular)
shotting (participle, present)
shotted (participle, past)
shotted (past)