Definitions for hot-shot

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hot-shot hot shot

Spelling: [hot shot for 1; hot shot Hot-Shot is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in hot-shot (-hhoostt).

Definitions for hot-shot

noun

1. incandescent shot fired to set enemy ships or buildings on fire.
2. hotshot (defs 4, 6).

Origin of hot-shot

First recorded in 1595-1605

Examples for hot-shot

Then it was determined to burn the "Congress" with hot shot.

There'll be quite a fall of hot shot, I promise you, if we get started right.

With hot shot the annoying Carolinia was burned, and the Louisiana was the only American vessel left on the river.

"Stop your fire or I will burn your town with hot shot," he sent word.

The only parley Ill have with that pack of lousy beggars will be hot shot!

They fired their hot shot into the shipping, and even into the town.

Montgéry said that the vessel would be vulnerable to bombshells and hot shot, and that furthermore she could be boarded.

Shells were exploding, and hot shot falling in the thronged dwellings.

Yet even the hot shot did not at first make much impression.

"Tom certainly did pour the hot shot into Foley at the meetin' last night," said Bill, grinning.