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shot the lens

shot the lens is the simple past and past participle of shoot the lens.

Meaning of shoot the lens

Verb

shoot the lens (third-person singular simple present shoots the lens, present participle shooting the lens, simple past and past participle shot the lens)

  1. (Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.
    • The take was going so well until he looked up and accidentally shot the lens.

Questions about shot the lens

What is shot the lens the simple past and past participle of?
Shot the lens is the simple past and past participle of shoot the lens.

Words near shot the lens in the dictionary

  1. shot the breeze
  2. shot the bull
  3. shot the cat
  4. shot the five
  5. shot the gold
  6. shot the lens
  7. shot the lights out
  8. shot the messenger
  9. shot the messenger boy
  10. shot the moon
  11. shot the shit

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