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One-shot
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- 1 Needing only a single attempt to become effective. not-comparable
"A one-shot solution to financial problems"
- 2 Unique; occurring only once. not-comparable
"The most effective way to adapt to changing circumstances would be to enter into one-shot deals that would leave the party the freedom to enter into subsequent transactions or not, depending on the then-current circumstances."
- 3 Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup. not-comparable
"Whether a window is one-shot or not makes little difference from the perspective of the programmer. A one-shot window costs more to make visible but uses less memory when it is not being displayed."
- 4 Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group. not-comparable
"Analysts typically conduct one-shot case studies on unique events of history."
- 5 Pertaining to a single shot.; Involving a single gunshot. not-comparable
"Now the best shooters in the world fired the best rifle in the world, one-shot/one-kill out to one thousand meters."
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- 6 Pertaining to a single shot.; Holding 1.5 ounces. not-comparable
"Here it was sucked from tiny one-shot bottles wrapped in coarse paper, taken between drafts of good East German beer."
- 7 Pertaining to a single shot.; Involving a single act of launching a ball. not-comparable
"Ask anyone β golf writers, designers, players βand they all agree the coolest thing about the one-shot hole is β you can complete it in one shot."
- 1 A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
"And with the added bonuses of color and videotape coupled with the disadvantages of higher production costs, a lot of syndie producers forsook weekly series in favor of one-shot specials β and it didn't take long for the airwaves to become thick with one-shots."
- 2 A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
"The smaller frame means that Hill uses a lot of tight one-shots, mixed in with more expressive images like an endless sea of skaters fleeing from cops or a slow push-in on Stevie and Ian having an uncomfortable conversation while playing video games on their couch."
- 3 A monostable multivibrator.
"The monostable multivibrator, or one-shot, is designed to generate controllable-duration pulses when triggered by the rising or falling edge of a trigger clock."
- 4 A programmable interval timer.
"After peak detection, the processed pulses operate a one-shot circuit which gives a fixed pulse width of 230 ms."
- 5 Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
"Some ideas are one-shots."
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- 6 A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
"Loops automatically conform to a project's tempo; one-shots ignore the tempo and maintain a fixed duration. One-shots are files, such as a percussion hit or a sound effect, that are not intended to be looped."
- 7 A fanfic of only one chapter. slang
- 8 A single appearance by a performer.
"Imagine, then, all those disciplined, hard-working, up-and-coming actors, desperately eager to land a consistent job in a nighttime series or daytime soap, but grateful for one-shots, under-five-liners (minimum pay), or even walk-ons."
- 9 A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
"He also knew where Bell hid his derringer, knew it was in his sleeve instead of his belt or his boot. And he had spotted the tiny one-shot in his coat pocket, which no one ever noticed."
- 10 A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
"The inexpensive one-shots still make up a minuscule part of the market, but they are getting attention."
- 11 A player that can be killed in a single hit.
- 1 Alternative form of oneshot alt-of, alternative
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