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potshot
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun potshot has 2 senses
- potshot(n = noun.act) Array - a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter); Array is a kind of shooting, shot
- potshot(n = noun.communication) Array - criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor" is a kind of criticism, unfavorable judgment
THESAURUS
potshot
aspersion, blind bargain, bowshot, bullet, cannon, chance at odds, charge, cock, crack, criticism, cut, detonate, detonation, dig, discharge, drop, eject, ejection, fell, fire, fire off, fusillade, gambling chance, gibe, gun, gun for, gunfire, gunshot, hit, insult, jeer, let fly, let off, load, matter of chance, pelt, pepper, pick off, pistol, plug, pot, potluck, potshoot, prime, random shot, riddle, salvo, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shot, shy, sideswipe, snipe, sporting chance, spray, stoneshot, strike, take a potshot, tattoo, torpedo, toss, toss-up, touch and go, volley
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