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Plural of shot

regular plural

The plural of shot is shots.

Forms of shot

Singularshot /ʃɒt/
Pluralshots /ʃɑts/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Shots in a sentence

  • Schwarzenegger also is taking nasty shots from his own party, as GOP conservatives bash some of his appointments as Kennedyesque and traitorous to party values.2003 November 16, Carla Marinucci, “On inauguration eve, 'Aaaarnold' stands tall”, in San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 18 Apr 2009
  • Even if everyone else is taking close-up shots of the crumpled body of a rock climber who fell to his death, and your photographer did too, maybe you don't feel the need to air that shot.2004, Robert Thompson, Cindy Malone, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook: A Television News Survival Guide, →ISBN, page 4
  • He spent the day ripping shots at the bar and ripping blunts at home.From the entry rip
  • The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost.From the entry overplay
  • The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.From the entry go wild

Meaning of shot

  1. adjective Tired, weary.
  2. adjective Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
  3. adjective Worn out or broken.

Full definition of shot

Questions about the plural of shot

What is the plural of shot?
The plural of shot is shots.
Is shot countable?
Shot is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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