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[1] 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.
[2] any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver.
[3] a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory.
[4] any device for shooting something under pressure: a paint gun; a staple gun.
[5] Slang . a person whose profession is killing; professional killer: a gangland gun.
[6] British . a member of a shooting party.
[7] electron gun.
[8] Slang . (esp. in baseball) a player’s throwing arm. guns, the biceps or triceps of the arms: his big, muscular guns.
[9] to shoot with a gun (often followed by down ): The guards gunned down the fleeing convict.
[10] to cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, etc.) to increase in speed very quickly by increasing the supply of fuel.
[11] to hunt with a gun.
[12] to shoot with a gun.
[13] gun for , to seek with intent to harm or kill. to seek; try earnestly to obtain: He is gunning for a raise.
[14] give the gun , Slang . to put into motion or speed up: We gave the motor the gun and drove off.
[15] jump the gun , Slang . to begin a race before the starting signal. to begin prematurely; act too hastily.
[16] 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.
[17] stick to one's guns , to maintain one's position in the face of opposition; stand firm: They stuck to their guns and refused to submit. Also stand by one's guns.
[18] 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.
[19] past participle of gin3.
[20] cotton gin.
[21] a trap or snare for game.
[22] any of various machines employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.
[23] a stationary prime mover having a drive shaft rotated by horizontal beams pulled by horses walking in a circle.
[24] to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.
[25] to snare (game).
[26] to begin.
[27] Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
[28] the winning of such a game by laying down a full set of matched cards, earning the winner a bonus of 20 or 25 points.
[29] to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets.
[30] gunnery.
[31] 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
[32] the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial
[33] a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate
[34] any device used to project something under pressure a grease gun ; a spray gun
[35] US slang an armed criminal; gunman
[36] Australian and NZ slang an expert (as modifier ) a gun shearer ; a gun batsman
[37] go great guns slang to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
[38] jump the gun or beat the gun (of a runner, etc) to set off before the starting signal is given informal to act prematurely
[39] spike someone's guns See spike 1 (def. 15)
[40] stick to one's guns informal to maintain one's opinions or intentions in spite of opposition
[41] (when tr, often foll by down ) to shoot (someone) with a gun
[42] (tr) to press hard on the accelerator of (an engine) to gun the engine of a car
[43] (intr) to hunt with a gun
[44] an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries
[45] any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences sloe gin
[46] an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit
[47] a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle
[48] Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton
[49] a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire
[50] a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank
[51] to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin
[52] to trap or snare (game) with a gin
[53] an archaic word for begin
[54] Scot if
[55] Australian offensive , slang an Aboriginal woman

Words related to Gun

piece, rifle, cannon, pistol, shotgun, revolver, mortar, hardware, handgun, ordnance, musket, rod, difference, equalizer, Uzi, howitzer, persuader, blaster, magnum, flintlock

Words nearby Gun

gumshoe, gumsucker, gumtree, gumweed, gumwood, gun, gun brig, gun camera, gun carriage, gun control, gun crew

Origin of Gun

in4First recorded in 1955–60; perhaps special use of gin1

Other words from Gun

gun·less , adjective
gin·ner , noun

Word origin for Gun

inC19: from a native Australian language

Synonyms for Gun

cannon, handgun, hardware, mortar, piece, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, Uzi, blaster, difference, equalizer, flintlock, forty-five, howitzer, magnum, musket, ordnance, persuader, rod, Saturday-night special, peashooter, thirty-eight