shot

1. n. a try at something.

□ Go ahead. Give it another shot.

□ Have a shot at this problem.

2. mod. exhausted; ruined.

□ I really feel shot today.

□ Here’s your pen back. It’s shot anyway.

□ This thing is shot. Let’s get a new one.

3. n. a rocket launch- ng.

□ The shot was canceled because of the weather.

□ This shot, like the last, was a total failure.

4. n. a small or quickly drunk drink of liquor, usually whiskey.

□ Here, have a shot of this stuff.

□ He stopped at every bar on the strip for a quick shot.

5. n. an injection of drugs.

□ Just one shot of that stuff and you re hooked for life.

□ A shot of skag put the poor guy straight for a while.

6. mod. alcohol intoxicated.

□ They are a little noisy, I guess, but after all they are shot, you know, plastered.

□ I am half shot now. I’ll quit before I’m shot.