cheap shot vs shot

cheap shot and shot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cheap shot	Yes	No	No	No
shot	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, shot is a hypernym of cheap shot; that is, shot is a word with a broader meaning than cheap shot:

As nouns, shot is a hypernym of cheap shot; that is, shot is a word with a broader meaning than cheap shot:

cheap shot: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
shot: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Other hypernyms of cheap shot include barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, slam.

cheap shot (noun)	shot (noun)
an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence	the act of firing a projectile
an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person	the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
	informal words for any attempt or effort
	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
	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

cheap shot (adjective)	shot (adjective)
	varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles