Shot and Use

Shot

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Use and shot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Shot".

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Shot and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

good	good shot	good use
full	full shot	full use
best	best shot	best use
particular	particular shot	particular use
Other adjectives: better, similar, normal, regular, standard, original, free, straight, continuous, single, poor, actual, real, great, excellent, new, gratuitous, occasional, wide.

Would it be to costly to give a non-fatal shot or use a tear gas grenade?!

Source: Film / John Q.
Awesome, but Impractical: The Phoenix near the end: you can control the shot and use it to explore the level around, but it's too fast and difficult to send against a foe and it deals mediocre damage to the enemies.

Source: Video Game / Clive Barker's Undying
Many directors use this as a Signature Style, and is also quite popular to use as the opening or ending shot.

Source: Epic Tracking Shot

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