Shot

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Shot may refer to:

• Shot (filmmaking), a part of a film between two cuts
• Shot (medicine), an injection
• Shot silk, a type of silk
• Showt or Shoţ, the city in Iran
• Line length, a fifteen fathom length of anchor chain
• Shot, (or shott), a group of adjacent strips or furlongs in the medieval open field system

SHOT is an acronym for:

• Society for the History of Technology, a professional organization for historians of technology
• Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show, an annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry
• Serious Hazards of Transfusion, an organisation monitoring blood transfusion errors in the UK

Beverages

• Shot glass, a small glass used for serving or measuring liquor, hence:
  • Shooter (drink), a mixed alcoholic drink served in a shot glass

Music

• Shot (album), by The Jesus Lizard
• "Shot" (song), by The Rasmus
• Shot Rev 2.0, a video album by The Sisters of Mercy
• Shot, Illusion, New God, an EP by Gruntruck

Sport

• Shot (ice hockey), an attempt to score a goal or points
• Shot put, an event in track and field athletics
• Shooting (association football), a kicking technique in association football
• Home run, in baseball slang

Weaponry and ballistics

• Shooting, the act of firing a projectile weapon or device
• Gunshot, discharge of a firearm
• Shot (pellet), small balls of metal generally used as shotgun projectiles, or as weights
• Round shot, a spherical solid metal projectile
• Armor-piercing shot and shell, an artillery shell

See also

• Shoot (disambiguation)
• Shots (disambiguation)
• Moonshot (disambiguation), a rocket launch to the moon