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gun
1[ guhn ]
noun
- a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- any portable firearm, such as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver.
- a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory.
- any device for shooting something under pressure:
I always thin the paint a bit before using it in a paint gun.
With a staple gun, you could put up these posters a lot faster.
- any of various handheld devices used as a dispenser or applicator:
We need to put a new roll of tape on the tape gun.
Be careful when handling the glue gun, as it has to be quite hot to melt the glue sticks.
- Slang. a person whose profession is killing; professional killer:
They got a hired gun to take out the rival drug dealer.
- British. a member of a group of people hunting pheasants or other game birds.
- Slang.
- (especially in baseball) a player’s throwing arm.
- guns, the biceps or triceps of the arms:
After the workout he took a selfie, flexing his impressive guns.
verb (used with object)
- to shoot with a gun (often followed by down ):
The fighter pilot gunned down three enemy aircraft even after his own plane was damaged.
- to cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, etc.) to increase in speed very quickly by increasing the supply of fuel:
Don’t gun the engine before it warms up, especially on a cold day.
verb (used without object)
- to hunt with a gun:
He was out gunning in the woods when he came across somebody else’s traps.
- to shoot with a gun:
I spent the afternoon gunning at the range with friends from my gun club.
verb phrase
- to seek or pursue with intent to defeat, harm, or kill:
The other team was gunning for our running back the whole time.
If you ratted on them, the gang will be out gunning for you.
- to seek; try earnestly to obtain:
He is gunning for a raise.
gun
2[ guhn ]
verb
- past participle of gin 3.
gun.
3abbreviation for
- gunnery.
gun
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noun
- a weapon with a metallic tube or barrel from which a missile is discharged, usually by force of an explosion. It may be portable or mounted. In a military context the term applies specifically to a flat-trajectory artillery piece
- ( as modifier )
a gun barrel
- the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial
- a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate
- any device used to project something under pressure
a spray gun
a grease gun
- slang.an armed criminal; gunman
- slang.
- an expert
- ( as modifier )
a gun batsman
a gun shearer
- go great guns slang.to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- jump the gun or beat the gun
- (of a runner, etc) to set off before the starting signal is given
- to act prematurely
- spike someone's gunsSee spike 1
- stick to one's guns informal.to maintain one's opinions or intentions in spite of opposition
verb
- whentr, often foll by down to shoot (someone) with a gun
- tr to press hard on the accelerator of (an engine)
to gun the engine of a car
- intr to hunt with a gun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gun1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gun1
Idioms and Phrases
- come out gunning, to enter or engage in a contest, debate, negotiation, etc., with an aggressive attitude:
The councilor has come out gunning on the crime issue ever since his own car was broken into.
We were psyched up for this game and came out gunning, straight to a 6–2 lead.
- give the gun, to put into motion or speed up:
The pilot gave the engine the gun and managed to take off on the short airstrip.
- jump the gun,
- to begin a race before the starting signal.
- to begin prematurely; act too hastily.
- spike someone's guns, to frustrate or prevent someone from accomplishing a plan:
Our competitors planned a surprise reduction in their rates, but we discovered it and were able to spike their guns.
- stick to one's guns, to maintain one's position in the face of opposition; stand firm: Also stand by one's guns.
They stuck to their guns and refused to submit.
- under the gun, under pressure, as to meet a deadline or solve a problem:
We're all under the gun with these new sales quotas.
More idioms and phrases containing gun
In addition to the idiom beginning with gun , also see at gunpoint ; big cheese (gun) ; great guns ; hired gun ; hold a gun to someone's head ; jump the gun ; smoking gun ; son of a bitch (gun) ; stick to one's guns ; under the gun .Example Sentences
“Here I come, last chance to run. Killer with a gun, out to have some fun,†McGhee wrote in a notebook of rap lyrics discovered in his girlfriend’s home.
David Joyce, 38, was from the city and was killed on Tuesday after police responded to reports of a man with a gun at the station.
More colorfully, the Telegraph of London reported, “America holds gun to Zelensky’s head with unprecedented reparation demands.â€
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army, an armed rebel group, said that military troops shot at the convoy of nine vehicles with machine guns in eastern Shan State.
Officials also installed fencing along Alvarado Street in an effort, they said, to put the brakes on the sale of stolen goods — including drugs and guns — by some street vendors.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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