one-shot
Adjective

one-shot (not comparable)

  1. Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
  2. Unique; occurring only once.
  3. Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
  4. (research design) Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
  5. Pertaining to a single shot.
    1. Involving a single gunshot.
    2. Holding 1.5 ounces.
    3. (sports) Involving a single act of launching a ball.
Noun

one-shot

  1. (television, film, comics) A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
  2. (film) A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
    • 15 October 2018, Jesse Hassenger, AV Club Jonah Hill makes his auspicious if uneven filmmaking debut with a Mid90s nostalgia trip
      The smaller frame means that Hill uses a lot of tight one-shots, mixed in with more expressive images like an endless sea of skaters fleeing from cops or a slow push-in on Stevie and Ian having an uncomfortable conversation while playing video games on their couch.
  3. (electronics) A monostable multivibrator.
  4. (programming) A programmable interval timer.
  5. Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
  6. A type of long-lasting paint.
  7. (music) A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
  8. (fandom slang) A fanfic of only one chapter.
  9. A single appearance by a performer.
  10. A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
  11. A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
Verb

one-shot (one-shots, present participle one-shotting; past and past participle one-shotted)

  1. (video games) To kill or destroy with a single hit.



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