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Glock

Glock

33 6.4
A small gun held in one hand often used by police and soldiers
  • proper noun
  • /ɡlɑk/
translation icon : Glock
  • GUN RANGE: Becky, in shooting goggles and ear muffs, fires a Glock-17 9mm pistol with both hands.
  • a Glock pistol
  • a Glock handgun
  • a semiautomatic Glock

Well, if you're holding a Glock and your hand seizes, not a good thing, right?

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Examples

  • Glock 19.

  • That is a Glock.

  • A white guy has registered a Glock for protection.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • It's for the Glock 45... we found at the scene.

  • Then one night I find her pointing a Glock at me in the kitchen.

  • My man knows his way around a Glock subcompact.

  • This is a Glock.

  • I want to carry my 9mm Glock for which I am trained and licensed in TX.

    Blog text (6)
  • The officer who fired the shots from his 9mm Glock service weapon is a 30-year police veteran, police said.

  • A 9mm semi-automatic Glock was found lying on the floor next to her body.

Synonyms

pistol
vsGlock
268 2.1

A small gun you hold and fire with one hand

is a named brand semi automatic model popular with police and military
handgun
vsGlock
187 4.6

A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand

is a named brand semi automatic model popular with police and military

Surface Forms

Glock main

Etymology

Glock comes from the family name of the man who made the pistols, and that name comes from the German word Glocke meaning 'bell', so a 'Glock' became the common name for the handgun made by his company.