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CHEAP SHOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cheap shot mean?
• CHEAP SHOT (noun)
The noun CHEAP SHOT has 2 senses:
1. an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
2. an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence
Familiarity information: CHEAP SHOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cheap shot" is a kind of...):
barb; dig; gibe; jibe; shaft; shot; slam (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback
Hypernyms ("cheap shot" is a kind of...):
shot (a blow hard enough to cause injury)
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