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The term shot may refer to:
- Shot (film) is part of a film between two cuts.
- A single round fired from a firearm may be a warning shot; also, it may leave a person or animal shot, i.e. having sustained a gunshot wound.
- lead shot, usually iron or lead, used in shotgun cartridges and other anti-personnel weapons.
- A type of solid projectile used in muzzle-loading cannon.
- Shot glass, a glass for an alcoholic beverage of 1.5 fluid ounces or 44 ml. .
- An attempt to score a goal in various sports including ice hockey, basketball, football (soccer) and golf.
- An injection of medicine performed using a syringe and hypodermic needle.
- Shot Rev. 2.0 is a Video Album by The Sisters of Mercy
- A length of chain, equal to 15 fathoms or 90 feet (used in maritime language)
- Silk woven from warp and weft strands of two or more different colours is called shot silk, and has an iridescent appearance.
- Shot is a Croatian music producer, mainly associated with Edo Maajka
- A colloquial term used in South Africa meaning "Thank you".
- A takedown in wrestling and other types of grappling.
- The Society for the History of Technology is commonly known as SHOT.
