one-shot
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
- Unique; occurring only once.
- Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
- Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
- Pertaining to a single shot: Involving a single gunshot.
- Pertaining to a single shot: Holding 1.5 ounces.
- Pertaining to a single shot: Involving a single act of launching a ball.
Noun
- A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
- A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
- A monostable multivibrator.
- A programmable interval timer.
- Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
- A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
- A fanfic of only one chapter.
- A single appearance by a performer.
- A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
- A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
- A player that can be killed in a single hit.
- A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.
Verb
- Alternative form of oneshot
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