Hypernyms for "shot"
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ball
baseball swing
basketball shot
BB
BB shot
bird shot
break
buckshot
cannon
carom
cheap shot
countershot
crack shot
cut
discharge
duck shot
firing
firing off
golf shot
golf stroke
grape
grapeshot
gun
gunfire
gunman
gunshot
headshot
intradermal injection
intramuscular injection
intravenous injection
marksman
masse
masse shot
miscue
musket ball
outtake
potshot
sharpshooter
shellfire
shoot
slapshot
subcutaneous injection
swing
swipe
tennis shot
tennis stroke
trapshooter
undercut
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.