shot vs break

shot and break both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

shot is not a verb while break is a verb.

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

As nouns, break is a hyponym of shot; that is, break is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shot:

shot: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
break: the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

Other hyponyms of shot include cannon, carom, masse, masse shot, miscue, cut, undercut, swipe, tennis shot, tennis stroke, baseball swing, cut, swing, golf shot, golf stroke, swing.

shot (noun)	break (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	the act of breaking something
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
informal words for any attempt or effort	a sudden dash
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination	an escape from jail
an attempt to score in a game	a pause from doing something (as work)
a blow hard enough to cause injury	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
throwing the basketball toward the hoop	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
a solid missile discharged from a firearm	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera	an unexpected piece of good luck
an explosive charge used in blasting	the occurrence of breaking
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an estimate based on little or no information	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something

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

shot (verb)	break (verb)
	fracture a bone of
	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
	diminish or discontinue abruptly
	become separated into pieces or fragments
	happen
	prevent completion
	terminate or end
	come into being
	stop operating or functioning
	render inoperable or ineffective
	crack; of the male voice in puberty
	fall sharply
	lessen in force or effect
	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
	make submissive, obedient, or useful
	be broken in
	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
	find the solution or key to
	find a flaw in
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

shot vs break

shot and break both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

shot is not a verb while break is a verb.

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