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LONG SHOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does long shot mean?
• LONG SHOT (noun)
The noun LONG SHOT has 2 senses:
1. a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
2. a contestant that is unlikely to win
Familiarity information: LONG SHOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("long shot" is a kind of...):
gamble (a risky act or venture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A contestant that is unlikely to win
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("long shot" is a kind of...):
contestant (a person who participates in competitions)
Context examples
“A long shot, Watson; a very long shot,” said he, pinching my arm.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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