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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 personplay

2. an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violenceplay

  Familiarity information: CHEAP SHOT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEAP SHOT (noun)


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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