Definitions of shot:

• noun:   informal words for any attempt or effort

  Example: "He gave it his best shot"

• noun:   an attempt to score in a game
• noun:   a blow hard enough to cause injury

  Example: "He is still recovering from a shot to his leg"

• noun:   a solid missile discharged from a firearm

  Example: "The shot buzzed past his ear"

• noun:   an explosive charge used in blasting
• noun:   sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

  Example: "He trained at putting the shot"

• noun:   an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

  Example: "His parting shot was `drop dead'"

• noun:   a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

  Example: "He is a crack shot"

• noun:   a chance to do something

  Example: "He wanted a shot at the champion"

• noun:   the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
• noun:   the act of firing a projectile
• noun:   (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

  Example: "A good shot require good balance and tempo"

• noun:   the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

  Example: "The nurse gave him a flu shot"

• noun:   a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
• noun:   a small drink of liquor

  Example: "He poured a shot of whiskey"

• noun:   an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

  Example: "My snapshots haven't been developed yet"

• noun:   an estimate based on little or no information
• adjective:   varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

  Example: "Chatoyant (or shot) silk"