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a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
shot
1. adj. (colloquial) Worn out or broken.
The rear axle will have to be replaced. It's shot.
2. adj. (of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
3. adj. Tired, weary.
I have to go to bed now; I'm shot.
4. adj. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
5. n. The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
The shot was wide off the mark.
6. n. (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
7. n. (athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
8. n. Small metal balls used as ammunition.
9. n. (military) Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
10. n. (referring to one's skill at firing a gun) Someone who shoots (a gun) regularly
I brought him hunting as he's a good shot.
He'd make a bad soldier as he's a lousy shot.
11. n. An opportunity or attempt.
I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
12. n. A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
13. n. (slang) A punch or other physical blow.
14. n. 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)
I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
15. n. A single serving of espresso.
16. n. (photography, film) A single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
17. n. A vaccination or injection.
I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
18. n. (US, Canada baseball informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
19. n. (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
20. n. (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
21. n. (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
22. n. (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
23. v. simple past tense and past participle of shoot
24. v. To load (a gun) with shot.
25. n. A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
Drink up. It's his shot.
26. interj. (colloquial, South Africa) Thank you.
shoot
1. v. To launch a projectile.
2. v. To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
to shoot a gun
3. v. To fire (a projectile).
4. v. To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.
The hunter shot the deer to harvest its meat.
5. v. (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
They shot at a target.
He shoots better than he rides.
6. v. (slang) To ejaculate.
After a very short time, he shot his load over the carpet.
7. v. (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
"Can I ask you a question?" "Shoot.".
8. v. (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
The gun shoots well.
9. v. (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
His idea was shot on sight.
10. v. (transitive, analogous) To photograph.
He shot the couple in a variety of poses.
He shot seventeen stills.
11. v. (transitive, analogous, cinema, TV) To film.
The film was mostly shot in France.
12. v. To move or act quickly or suddenly.
13. v. (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
After an initial lag, the experimental group's scores shot past the control group's scores in the fourth week.
14. v. To go over or pass quickly through.
shoot the rapids
15. v. To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
16. v. To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
a shooting pain in my leg
17. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
18. v. (obsolete) To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
19. v. To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
20. v. (informal, transitive) To send to someone.
I'll shoot you an email with all the details
21. v. (sport) To act or achieve.
22. v. (wrestling) To lunge.
23. v. (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and man
24. v. To make the stated score.
In my round of golf yesterday I shot a 76.
25. v. (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
26. v. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
27. v. To develop, move forward.
28. v. To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
29. v. To grow; to advance.
to shoot up rapidly
30. v. (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
31. v. To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
A plant shoots out a bud.
32. v. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
The land shoots into a promontory.
33. v. (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
34. v. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W
35. n. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
36. n. A photography session.
37. n. A hunt or shooting competition.
38. n. (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
39. n. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
40. n. A rush of water; a rapid.
41. n. (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
42. n. (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
43. n. A shoat; a young pig.
44. n. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
45. interj. A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain
Didn't you have a concert tonight?
Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready...
fired
1. adj. let go from a job
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of fire
fire
1. n. A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
2. n. An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.
3. n. The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.
During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
5. n. (British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
6. n. The elements necessary to start a fire.
The fire was laid and needed to be lit.
7. n. The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
8. n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
9. n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
10. n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
Press fire to fire the gun.
11. v. To set (something, often a building) on fire.
12. v. To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
13. v. To drive away by setting a fire.
14. v. To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
15. v. To shoot (a gun or analogous device).
We will fire our guns at the enemy.
He fired his radar gun at passing cars.
16. v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
17. v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
18. v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
19. v. To forcibly direct (something).
He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.
20. v. (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.
The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.
21. v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge
22. v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
to fire the genius of a young man
23. v. To feed or serve the fire of.
to fire a boiler
24. v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
25. v. (farriery) To cauterize.
26. v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
27. v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
28. adj. (slang) Amazing; excellent.
That shit is fire, yo!
from
1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at.
This wine comes from France.
I got a letter from my brother.
2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
He left yesterday from Chicago.
Face away from the wall!
3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation.
20 from 31 leaves 11.
4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
An umbrella protects from the sun.
He knows right from wrong.
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
concealed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of conceal
conceal
1. v. To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
He tried to conceal the truth about his health.
place
1. n. (physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
2. n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
3. n. A group of houses.
They live at Westminster Place.
4. n. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
5. n. Any area of the earth: a region.
He is going back to his native place on vacation.
6. n. The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.
7. n. The area where one lives: one's home, formerly(chiefly) country estates and farms.
Do you want to come over to my place later?
8. n. An area of the skin.
9. n. (euphemism) An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
10. n. (obsolete) An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
11. n. A location or position in space.
12. n. A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
13. n. (obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.
14. n. (obsolete) A topic.
15. n. A frame of mind.
I'm in a strange place at the moment.
16. n. (chess) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
17. n. (social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
18. n. A role or purpose; a station.
It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.
19. n. The position of a contestant in a competition.
We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.
20. n. (horse-racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
to win a bet on a horse for place
21. n. The position as a member of a sports team.
He lost his place in the national team.
22. n. (obsolete) A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
23. n. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
three decimal places; the hundreds place
24. n. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
That's what I said in the first place!
25. n. Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
26. v. To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.
27. v. (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
The Cowboys placed third in the league.
28. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
29. v. To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
30. v. (transitive, in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
31. v. To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
32. v. To arrange for or to make (a bet).
I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
33. v. To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
34. v. (sports) To place-kick (a goal).

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