Definitions for shotting

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IPA: /ˈʃɒt ɪŋ/

Shotting is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in shotting (ghinostt).

Definitions for shotting

noun

1. the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
2. a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
3. the range of or the distance traveled by a missile in its flight.
4. an aimed discharge of a missile.
5. an attempt to hit a target with a missile.
6. an act or instance of shooting a firearm, bow, etc.
7. a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun.
8. such pellets collectively:
9. a projectile for discharge from a firearm or cannon.
10. such projectiles collectively:
11. a person who shoots; marksman:
12. Slang. a blow; punch:
13. anything like a shot, especially in being sudden and forceful.
14. a heavy metal ball that competitors cast as far as possible in shot-putting contests.
15. an aimed stroke, throw, or the like, as in certain games, especially in an attempt to score.
16. an attempt or try:
17. a remark aimed at some person or thing.
18. a guess at something.
19. a hypodermic injection, as of a serum, vaccine, narcotic, or anaesthetic:
20. a small quantity, especially an ounce, of undiluted liquor.
21. an amount due, especially at a tavern.
22. Photography. a photograph, especially a snapshot: the act of making a photograph, especially a snapshot.
23. Movies, Television. a unit of action photographed without interruption and constituting a single camera view.
24. an explosive charge in place for detonation, as in mining or quarrying.
25. Metallurgy. comparatively hard globules of metal in the body of a casting.
26. Nautical. a 90-foot (27-meter) length of anchor cable or chain.
27. Checkers. a compulsory series of exchanges, especially when it proves favorable to the aggressor.
28. Textiles. a pick sent through the shed in a single throw of the shuttle. (in carpet weaving) filling yarn used to bind the pile to the fabric, usually expressed with a preceding number representing the quantity of picks used: a defect in a fabric caused by an unusual color or size in the yarn.
29. a chance with odds for and against; a bet:

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of shoot1 .

Idioms

1. by a long shot. long shot (def 4).
2. call one's shots, Informal. to indicate beforehand what one intends to do and how one intends to do it.
3. call the shots, Informal. to have the power or authority to make decisions or control policy:
4. have / take a shot at, make an attempt at:
5. like a shot, instantly; quickly:
6. shot in the arm, Informal. something that results in renewed vigor, confidence, etc.; stimulus:
7. shot in the dark, Informal. a wild guess; a random conjecture.

adjective

1. woven so as to present a play of colors; having a changeable color; variegated, as silk.
2. spread or streaked with color:
3. in hopelessly bad condition; ruined:
4. Slang. intoxicated.

verb (used with object)

1. to load or supply with shot.
2. to weight with shot.

verb (used without object)

1. to manufacture shot, as in a shot tower.

Origin of shotting

shot¹ + -ing¹

Examples for shotting

You know my fun is a sort of fizz—there's nothing but a flash—nothing to hurt—no shotting.

The system of shotting habits at the hem has happily entirely gone out.