one-shot
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one-shot
(wŭn′shŏt′)adj. Informal
1. Becoming effective after only one attempt: looked for a one-shot solution to the problem.
2. Being the only one and unlikely to be repeated: The funding was a one-shot deal.
n.
A standalone comic book that tells a self-contained story and is not part of a numbered series.
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one-shot
adj
1. informal US another word for one-off
2. (General Sporting Terms) golf consisting of a single shot
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one′-shot`
adj.
1. occurring, appearing, done, etc., only once.
2. achieved or accomplished with a single try: a one-shot solution.
n. 3. a magazine, brochure, etc., published only one time and usu. devoted to one subject.
4. a single appearance by a performer.
5. a close-up camera shot of one person.
6. something occurring, done, used, etc., only once.
Also, one′ shot`.[1905–10]
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