BOOSTER SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does booster shot mean? 

• BOOSTER SHOT (noun)
  The noun BOOSTER SHOT has 1 sense:

1. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective

  Familiarity information: BOOSTER SHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOOSTER SHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

booster; booster dose; booster shot; recall dose

Hypernyms ("booster shot" is a kind of...):

dosage; dose (a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)