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chance vs shot

shot vs chance

chance and shot both are nouns.

chance and shot both are adjectives.

chance is a verb but shot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chance Yes Yes Yes No
shot Yes Yes No No
As nouns, shot is a hyponym of chance; that is, shot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chance:
  • chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
  • shot: a chance to do something
Other hyponyms of chance include brass ring, day, clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasa, audience, hearing, hunting ground, occasion, opening, room, say, crack, street, throw.
chance (noun) shot (noun)
a risk involving danger the act of firing a projectile
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another informal words for any attempt or effort
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the possibility of future success the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something
chance (adjective) shot (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
chance (verb) shot (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance
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