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great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse. To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling. South.

A passage underground through which ore is shot.

Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.

ause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men.

The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.

r, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority. Dryden.

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome." H. Spenser. All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth. J. C. Shairp.

A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

my when retreating from him, as was the custom of the ancient Parthians; hence, a parting shot.

Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss." Shak.

Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds. "I have peppered two of them." "I am peppered, I warrant, for this world." Shak.

A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot. Hakluyt.

o force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.

A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot.

pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form. -- Pistol shot. (a) The discharge of a pistol. (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball.

A pistol shot.

-blank range, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. -- Point-blank shot, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit.

In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.

A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.

A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.