shot vs small indefinite quantity

small indefinite quantity vs shot

shot and small indefinite quantity both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but small indefinite quantity is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shot	Yes	Yes	No	No
small indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No

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

shot: a small drink of liquor
small indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Other hypernyms of shot include small indefinite amount.

shot (noun)	small indefinite quantity (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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

shot (adjective)	small indefinite quantity (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

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