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shot vs chance

chance vs shot

shot and chance both are nouns.

shot and chance both are adjectives.

shot is not a verb while chance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shot Yes Yes No No
chance Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, chance is a hypernym of shot; that is, chance is a word with a broader meaning than shot:
  • shot: a chance to do something
  • chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Other hypernyms of shot include opportunity.
shot (noun) chance (noun)
the act of firing a projectile a risk involving danger
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe 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
informal words for any attempt or effort an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination the possibility of future success
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
shot (adjective) chance (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
shot (verb) chance (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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