<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.</li><li>A small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.</li></ul><p><strong>Football</strong></p><ul><li>An offensive formation, designed primarily for passing situations, in which the backfield is spread out with the quarterback positioned a few yards behind the center and the other backs, as potential pass receivers, positioned as slotbacks or flankers.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Of, pertaining to, used in, or carried out with a shotgun: a shotgun murder; shotgun pellets.</li><li>Covering a wide area in an irregularly effective manner without concern for details or particulars; tending to be all-inclusive, nonselective, and haphazard; indiscriminate in choice and indifferent to specific results.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To fire a shotgun at.</li><li>To drink (something, especially a beer) quickly, by puncturing a hole in the bottom of a can, placing one's mouth over the hole, and then opening the top of the can slightly, causing the liquid to drain down one's throat.</li></ul>