longshot
Definition
- Noun:
- An attempt or undertaking with a very low probability of success: A "longshot" is something that is unlikely to succeed or happen.
- A bet with very high odds: In gambling, a "longshot" is a bet on an outcome that is considered very unlikely, offering a high potential payout if it wins.
- A photograph taken from a distance: In photography, a "longshot" is a picture captured from far away, often showing a wide view of a scene or subject.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Low Probability):
- Winning the lottery is a complete longshot.
- His plan to become CEO in a year is a real longshot.
- Noun (Betting):
- I put $10 on the longshot, hoping for a big payoff.
- The horse was a 100-to-1 longshot, but it won the race.
- Noun (Photography):
- The director opened the scene with a longshot of the castle.
- This longshot perfectly captures the vastness of the desert.
Advanced Usage
- "to be a longshot": To be very unlikely.
- Getting funding for that project is a longshot, but we'll try.
- "against all odds/longshot": Succeeding despite being very unlikely.
- The team's victory was a triumph against all odds.
Variants and Related Words
- Long shot (noun phrase): An alternative, more common spelling for the same meanings.
- It's a long shot, but let's ask for an extension.
- Long-lens shot (noun phrase): A specific type of photograph taken from a distance using a telephoto lens.
- The photographer used a long-lens shot to capture the eagle.
Synonyms
- Long odds: A low probability of success (especially in betting).
- Outside chance: A very small possibility.
- Remote possibility: Something that is not likely to happen.
Related Phrases
- Not a chance in hell: An informal idiom meaning something is extremely unlikely (stronger than a longshot).
- He thinks he can beat the champion? He doesn't have a chance in hell.
- A snowball's chance in hell: Another informal idiom with the same meaning as above.
- We have a snowball's chance in hell of finishing on time.
Noun
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a photograph taken from a distance
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