gun
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡʌn/
- Toss me the gun!
- machine gun
- guns and ammunition
- carry a gun
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Watch on YouTubeHe's got this kind of gun in his hand.
- He's got this kind of gun in his hand.
- I need a plane load of guns and ammunition.
- Again, the ones carrying a badge and a gun, not the others.
- Lydia turns and points her gun at his head.
- I mean, I own a gun, but I have my own.
- And if I don't have a gun on my hip, I'm dead.
- Someone's washing a gun in petrol in the bath.
- And they're both comfortable with, with guns, rifles, pistols, etcetera.
- But real important part, a positive to this gun is the mags.
- But the weapon shops don't give guns out to people Willy nilly.
- I've got this this gun that I shouldn't have gotten.
- How many people died from shotguns or guns in the United States?
- No sex education, put gun training, gun training.
- They are best known for their work on gun violence prevention.
Examples
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The soldier raised his gun and aimed at the target in the distance.
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No fingerprints were found on the gun; they hadn't been able to trace it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Analysis has shown that at least one of the guns was fired, probably during the battle.
Academic text (2011) -
One of his brothers would be after you with a gun.
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His wife said he was cleaning a gun and his stomach got in the way.
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All the participants in the study reported carrying a gun regularly for protection.
Academic text (2013) -
Lydia turns and points her gun at his head.
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The person is already carrying the gun or possessing the gun.
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There is little or no relationship between the rigorousness of gun-control laws and criminals' access to guns.
Academic text (2011) -
Many people in the city are concerned about the increase in gun violence.
Synonyms
276
2.1
A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
264
4.5
A gun a person can hold and fire by hand
179
3.9
A large heavy gun often on wheels or ships that fires heavy shells
139
4.6
A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand
128
3.5
A large gun that fires many bullets very quickly, often used by soldiers
82
7.5
A short gun that fires explosive shells at a high angle
70
3.6
A small gun with a cylinder that holds several bullets so you can fire many times without reloading
39
4.8
A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
8
9.9
A large gun with a short barrel that fires shells high to hit nearby targets
7
8.7
An early rapid-fire gun used in the 1800s
6
3.2
A gun that shoots small paint-filled balls used in a game where players mark each other
3
3.7
A gun that uses compressed air to fire small pellets
3
7.8
A small automatic handgun that fires many bullets very quickly
2
8.9
A device that uses electricity and magnets to shoot pieces of metal very fast
2
3.1
A device that shoots small pellets using compressed air instead of gunpowder
2
8.1
A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine
2
7.9
A machine gun that fires bullets very fast and people use on vehicles or planes
1
8.7
A very large powerful gun that fires at long distances
1
7.1
A short-range gun that fires many small pellets
1
4.1
A gun that uses air or gas to fire small pellets
1
6.8
A large gun on a navy ship used to fire at enemy ships or planes
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
To say you want to kill yourself to show you feel very desperate, often offensive
- NSFW
To say as a joke that you will kill yourself because you feel very frustrated
Compounds
29
5.0
A small device that gives a short electric shock to stop a person moving for a short time
6
3.2
A gun that shoots small paint-filled balls used in a game where players mark each other
- Archaic
5
8.2
A short, powerful automatic gun used by soldiers and criminals in the early 1900s
- Specialized
4
6.3
A part of a ship, plane, or vehicle that holds guns and turns to aim them
- Specialized
2
6.5
A device that fires small gas containers like tear gas to make crowds move away
- Specialized
2
8.3
A protected place built where a gun is placed and fired, often for defense
- Specialized
2
8.1
A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine
- Specialized
1
6.3
A device that makes and focuses a thin beam of electrons in a television or microscope
- Archaic
1
9.4
A room on a warship where junior officers sleep, study and sometimes keep guns
- Specialized
1
6.8
A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops
- Archaic
1
6.4
A belt-fed machine gun used by US forces in World War II and the Korean War
1
6.9
A device that shoots a long pointed spear to catch large sea animals like whales or fish
1
8.1
A .45-caliber automatic gun used by soldiers, police, and gangsters in the 20th century
- Archaic
1
8.1
An armored vehicle with a large gun on a tank body that supports soldiers and fights tanks
- NSFW
1
9.2
A hidden device set to shoot as a trap when someone touches or moves something near it
- Archaic
A suspended gun that measures bullet speed from its backward swing when fired
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Etymology
Gun probably started as the name of a particular weapon long ago, and one story says it came from a Norse woman's name like Gunnhild, which comes from a word meaning 'war'. So gun became the short name for a fighting tool that 'shoots' bullets.