Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word ONE-SHOT

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Definitions of ONE-SHOT

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. Pertaining to a single shot.
5. Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
6. A type of long-lasting paint.
7. A single appearance by a performer.
8. A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
9. A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
10. (research design) Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
11. (television, film, comics) A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
12. (film) A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
13. (electronics) A monostable multivibrator.
14. (programming) A programmable interval timer.
15. (music) A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
16. (fandom slang) A fanfic of only one chapter.
17. (video games) To kill or destroy with a single hit.

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Examples of Using ONE-SHOT in a Sentence

• He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery, Droopy, Butch Dog, Barney Bear, Michael Lah and multiple one-shot cartoons, as well as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of Tom and Jerry.
• Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, and the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne reunited to perform an online one-shot concert as a tribute to Schlesinger on April 22, 2020.
• The strip originated on the Chicago Tribunes black-and-white Sunday page, The Rectangle, where staff artists contributed one-shot panels, continuing plots or themes.
• A collection of Julius Knipl strips was published in 1991 by Penguin Books (as a RAW One-Shot) as Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay.
• Originally, Merrie Melodies placed emphasis on one-shot color films in comparison to the black-and-white Looney Tunes films.
• A common example of this is when institutional disputants ("repeat players") have excessive and unfair structural advantages over individual disputants ("one-shot players").
• The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997).
• He appeared in the Bishop (1994-1995) series, his first solo comic book series, in which he tracked and fought Mountjoy, in the 1995 X-Men: Alpha one-shot, the Onslaught: X-Men (June 1996) one-shot, XSE (November 1996-February 1997) series, which showcased his past (future), the sequel Bishop: Xavier's Security Enforcers (January-March 1998), his second solo comic book series, the eight-issue Gambit and Bishop: Sons of the Atom (2001) series, where he teamed up with Gambit to oppose Stryfe, and the Bishop: The Last X-Man (August 1999-January 2001) series, his third solo comic book series, in which he was trapped in another alternate timeline.
• Spin-offs include Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, Terra Obscura, and the one-shot The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong.
• While still teenagers, the two of them along with fellow teenagers Christopher Bing, a 2001 Caldecott Medal winner, and Richard Howell created the first licensed Marvel/DC crossover comic Pow! Biff! Pops!, a one-shot sold in conjunction with a 1978 Boston Pops performance of comics-themed music.
• While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' canon seven years later, beginning with the one-shot Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (October 1999).
• Panini also published a one-shot magazine-format reprinting of the complete Ninth Doctor strips in 2006 and most of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones strips in 2008.
• They accepted Morrison's proposals for Animal Man, a little-known character from DC's past whose most notable recent appearance was a cameo in the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series, and for a 48-page Batman one-shot that would eventually become.
• The character's last pre-DC appearance was in AC Comics' one-shot issue Americomics Special #1 (August 1983), in a story teaming the Charlton "Action Heroes" the Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Nightshade and the Question as the Sentinels of Justice.
• A one-shot on Washizu was also drawn by Clamp for Monthly Kindai Mahjong Original and released on August 8, 2008.
• They gave him the unflattering nickname "One-Shot," because he always seemed to shoot just one take, regardless of actors flubbing their lines or special effects malfunctioning.
• Consequently, this led to Allied fighter pilots giving it derisive nicknames such as "the flying lighter" "the one-shot lighter", "the flying Zippo" and "the flying cigar" because of its tendency to ignite from damage to the wing fuel tanks after being hit by gunfire.
• Other assignments for DC included a Birds of Prey one-shot and the DC/Marvel Amalgam Comics one-shot, Bullets and Bracelets.
• She appears in Shaman King as a primary character, while an alternate character with the same name and similar appearance appears in Butsu Zone, and Itako no Anna, a one-shot chapter which focuses on Anna (and where she first made her appearance).
• Quitely and Grant worked on a one-shot titled Lobo: The Hand-to-Hand Job later retitled as It's a Man's World.
• Tomoe: Unforgettable Fire: "The Face You Had Before You Were Born" (with Tony Bedard, one-shot, Crusade Comics, 1997).
• In 1994, Marvel Comics published a one-shot comic book authorized adaptation of Dragon Strike, written by Jeff Grubb, penciled by Mike Harris, and inked by Frank Percy.
• She appeared in the 2000 Spidey/Marrow one-shot, the 2006 X-Factor series, and the 2019 Marauders series.
• In May 2014, Jim Starlin and Ron Lim worked together on the one-shot Thanos Annual, which is a prelude to a new trilogy of original graphic novels.
• Wagner owned the character, however, so he used the opportunity to re-tell the story of Hunter Rose in a far less conventional style in Grendel: Devil by the Deed, serialized as a backup story in Wagner's series Mage; this was subsequently collected as a 48-page one-shot.

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