Shot may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Shot'' (album), by The Jesus Lizard *''Shot, Illusion, New God'', an EP by Gruntruck *''

Shot Rev 2.0 The discography of the English rock band the Sisters of Mercy consists of three studio albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs), and sixteen singles. The Sisters of Mercy were formed in Leeds in 1980 by Andrew Eldritch (vocals, drum ...

'', a video album by The Sisters of Mercy * "Shot" (song), by The Rasmus * ''Shot'' (2017 film), an American film starring Noah Wyle * Shot (filmmaking), a part of a film between two cuts

Organizations

* Serious Hazards of Transfusion, or SHOT, an organisation monitoring blood transfusion errors in the UK *

Society for the History of Technology The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) is the primary professional society for historians of technology. SHOT was founded in 1958 in the United States, and it has since become an international society with members "from some thirty-five ...

, or SHOT, a professional organization for historians of technology

Sports

Shot (ice hockey) A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking or snapping the puck with their stick in the direction of the net. Types of shots There are five basic types of shots in ice hockey. Shovel The shovel shot (also re ...

, an attempt to score a goal or points *

Home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run is ...

, or shot in baseball slang *

Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

, an event in track and field athletics *

SHOT Show The SHOT Show , which is an acronym for "Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show", is an American annual trade show for the shooting sports, hunting, outdoor recreations and firearm manufacturing industries. The show is owned and sponsored by ...

(Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show), an annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry * Cricket shots, ways of hitting the ball to score in cricket

Weaponry and ballistics

Shot (pellet) Shot is a collective term for small spheres or pellets, often made of lead. These were the original projectiles for shotguns and are still fired primarily from shotguns and less commonly from riot guns and grenade launchers, although shot she ...

, small balls of metal generally used as shotgun projectiles, or as weights *

Armor-piercing shot and shell Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warsh ...

, an artillery shell *

Buckshot A shotgun shell, shotshell or simply shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) cartridges used specifically in shotguns, and is typically loaded with numerous small, pellet-like spherical sub-projectiles called shot, fired thr ...

, a type of shotgun projectiles *

Gunshot A gunshot is a single discharge of a gun, typically a man-portable firearm, producing a visible flash, a powerful and loud shockwave and often chemical gunshot residue. The term can also refer to a ballistic wound caused by such a disch ...

, discharge of a firearm *

Round shot A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun. Its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the barrel from which it is shot. A round shot fired from a la ...

, a spherical solid metal projectile * Sho't, main battle tank

Other uses

*''Shot'', a slang term for an injection (medicine). *Shot, a fifteen fathom

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of anchor chain * ''Shot'', or ''shott'', a group of adjacent strips or

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use i ...

s in the medieval open field system * Shot, or

shooter (drink) A shooter, or shot, is a small serving of spirits or a mixed drink (usually about one ounce), typically consumed quickly, often in a single gulp. It is common to serve a shooter as a "side" to a larger drink. Shooters can be shaken, stirred, ...

, a mixed alcoholic drink served in a shot glass *

Shot glass A shot glass is a glass originally designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either imbibed straight from the glass ("a shot") or poured into a cocktail ("a drink"). An alcoholic beverage served in a shot glass and typically cons ...

, a small glass used for serving or measuring liquor * Shot silk, a type of silk * Showt or ''Shoţ'', a city in Iran

Arts, entertainment, and media

Organizations

Sports

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Other uses

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