Dram vs. Shot

(units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:

One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g).

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(now uncommon) nodot=a: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).

(obsolete) nodot=a: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).

Any similarly minute quantity, a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.

Example: ‘a dram of brandy’;

(historical) A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.

(obsolete) nodot=a: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.

(numismatics) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

To drink drams.

To ply with drams of drink.

A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.

A minute quantity; a mite.

Example: ‘Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be preferred before many times as mush the forcible hindrance of evildoing.’;

As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.

A Persian daric.

same as dynamic RAM.

To drink drams; to ply with drams.

a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

the basic unit of money in Armenia

a memory chip that depends upon an applied voltage to keep the stored data.

(colloquial) Worn out or broken.

Example: ‘The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot.’;

(of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.

Example: ‘The cloak was shot through with silver threads.’;

Tired, weary.

Example: ‘I have to go to bed now; I'm shot.’;

Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.

Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear.

Example: ‘This man is wolf shot from seeing too many horror movies with wolves in them, so much so that even the mention of the word "wolf" makes him run in terror and that need committed to the insane asylum.’;

The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

Example: ‘The shot was wide off the mark.’;

(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.

Example: ‘They took the lead on a last-minute shot.’;

(athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.

Example: ‘The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.’;

(uncountable) Small metal balls used as ammunition.

Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.

(referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly

Example: ‘I brought him hunting as he's a good shot.’; ‘He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.’;

An opportunity or attempt.

Example: ‘I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.’;

A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.

A punch or other physical blow.

A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)

Example: ‘I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.’;

A single serving of espresso.

A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.

Example: ‘We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.’;

A vaccination or injection.

Example: ‘I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.’;

A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).

Example: ‘His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.’;

(US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.

(fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.

(fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.

(fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.

A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.

Example: ‘Drink up. It's his shot.’;

simple past tense and past participle of shoot

(transitive) To load (a gun) with shot.

Thank you.

imp. & p. p. of Shoot.

Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.

A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.

Example: ‘Here no shots are where all shares be.’; ‘A man is never . . . welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome."’;

The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.

Example: ‘He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army.’;

A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.

Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, - used chiefly as the projectiles in shotguns for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.

The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.

A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.

A cast of a net.

A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.

A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.

A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt.

To load with shot, as a gun.

an attempt to score in a game

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;

Example: ‘it took two strokes to get out of the bunker’; ‘a good shot require good balance and tempo’; ‘he left me an almost impossible shot’;

the act of firing a projectile;

Example: ‘his shooting was slow but accurate’;

a chance to do something;

Example: ‘he wanted a shot at the champion’;

the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe;

Example: ‘the nurse gave him a flu shot’;

a solid missile discharged from a firearm;

Example: ‘the shot buzzed past his ear’;

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

Example: ‘my snapshots haven't been developed yet’; ‘he tried to get unposed shots of his friends’;

a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

informal words for any attempt or effort;

Example: ‘he gave it his best shot’; ‘he took a stab at forecasting’;

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;

Example: ‘his parting shot was `drop dead'’; ‘she threw shafts of sarcasm’; ‘she takes a dig at me every chance she gets’;

a blow hard enough to cause injury;

Example: ‘he is still recovering from a shot to his leg’; ‘I caught him with a solid shot to the chin’;

a small drink of liquor;

Example: ‘he poured a shot of whiskey’;

sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put;

Example: ‘he trained at putting the shot’;

a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot);

Example: ‘he is a crack shot’; ‘a poor shooter’;

the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

an explosive charge used in blasting

an estimate based on little or no information

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;

Example: ‘changeable taffeta’; ‘chatoyant (or shot) silk’; ‘a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent’;