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gun

UK/ˈɡʌn/ US/ˈɡɜn/ very common informal slang us
noun (7) verb (1)

noun

1.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

2.
3.

a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

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5.

a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine

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6.

a pedal that controls the throttle valve

  • “he stepped on the gas”
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7.

the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

  • “a twenty gun salute”

verb

1.

shoot with a gun

Origin

From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”).

Phrases

  • Abus gun
  • air gun
  • Alekhine's gun
  • Armstrong gun
  • balling gun
  • Barisal gun
  • BB gun
  • big gun
  • gun down
  • gun it
  • gun off
  • gun room

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