shot
noun [C usually singular] (ATTEMPT) /ʃɒt/
/ʃɑːt/ informalDefinition
› an attempt to do or achieve something that you have not done before: I thought I'd have a shot at making my own wine. I've never tried bowling before, but I thought I'd give it a shot.Effort and expending energyTrying and making an effort
(Definition of shot noun (ATTEMPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apply verb (WORK HARD)
- assiduous adjective
- be running on empty idiom
- bust a gut idiom
- concentrated adjective (GIVING ATTENTION)
- conscientious adjective
- fight noun
- kill verb (EFFORT)
- mightily adverb
- overcompensate verb
- pains noun
- painstaking adjective
- painstakingly adverb
- push noun (ATTEMPT)
- set/put your mind to sth idiom
- slog noun (HARD WORK)
- strenuous adjective
- struggle noun (EFFORT)
- thirsty work noun
- trial and error noun
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