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Grammar : Adv
Spell : wuhn-shot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʌnˌʃɒt



Definition of one-shot

Origin :
  • 1907, "achieved in a single attempt" (original reference is to golf), from one + shot (n.). Meaning "happening or of use only once" is from 1937.
  • As in previously : adv earlier
Example sentences :
  • On a one-shot gamble of this kind, the 'laws' of chance are no good at all.
  • Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
  • It was only when he opened his mouth that One-Shot Braun was in the suit with him.
  • Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
  • Your intuition for the one-shot gamble was the one thing that bailed us out this time.
  • Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
  • Then comes the third before mentioned, which is a one-shot hole.
  • Extract from : « The Golf Courses of the British Isles » by Bernard Darwin
  • Twenty-five thousand bucks would get you one nice spread in the Post, but what kind of a one-shot campaign would that be?
  • Extract from : « Breeder Reaction » by Winston Marks
  • The fourth is a one-shot hole, which likewise calls for hard hitting.
  • Extract from : « The Golf Courses of the British Isles » by Bernard Darwin
  • You can't stop a man with this here little twenty-two, an' it's only a one-shot at that.
  • Extract from : « The Boss of Little Arcady » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for one-shot

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