shotted
SaySHOT-idUS/ˈʃɑtɪd/UK/ˈʃɒtɪd/
- 1Loaded with small metal balls, or made of them.
Like a fishing line with little weights added so it sinks.
The angler used a heavily shotted line to keep the bait near the bottom.
A shotted float sinks low and steady even in fast water.
Oppositeunweighted
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- 2Past tense and past participle of shot. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
She shotted the line carefully before her first cast of the day.
He shotted the float so it would ride low against the current.
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- 3Having been given a shot, such as an injection of medicine.
Each shotted child received a sticker before leaving the clinic.
Her shotted arm felt sore for a couple of days.
Similarvaccinated
Oppositeunvaccinated
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- 4Past tense and past participle of shoot. This is a mistake. The correct form is shot.
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shotted is a form of shot
- Spelling
- shot → shotted: double the t, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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Origin
From the word "shot" plus the ending "-ed".