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one-shot

adjective oneshot

  1. not comparable Needing only a single attempt to become effective. A one-shot solution to financial problems
  2. not comparable Unique; occurring only once. 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. not comparable Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup. 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. not comparable Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group. Analysts typically conduct one-shot case studies on unique events of history.
  5. not comparable Involving a single gunshot. Now the best shooters in the world fired the best rifle in the world, one-shot/one-kill out to one thousand meters.
  6. not comparable Holding 1.5 ounces. Here it was sucked from tiny one-shot bottles wrapped in coarse paper, taken between drafts of good East German beer.
  7. not comparable Involving a single act of launching a ball. Ask anyone — golf writers, designers, players —and they all agree the coolest thing about the one-shot hole is — you can complete it in one shot.

noun one-shots · oneshot

  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 — 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.
  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. slang A fanfic of only one chapter.
  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.
  12. A storyline written to be completed in a single game session.

verb one-shots · one-shotting · one-shotted · one-shot

  1. alternative Alternative form of oneshot

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adj needing only a single attempt to become effective

Françaisen une fois, en un coup

adj occurring only once

Françaisen une seule fois, en un seul coup

noun Story.

日本語読み切り yomikiri
中文單篇 /单篇 dānpiān

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@misc{one_shot_2026,
  title = {one-shot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one-shot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}