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gun

gun

1 7.0
A hand tool that pushes grease into machine parts
  • noun
  • /ɡʌn/
  • Specialized
: pistola (herramienta)
  • After heating the parts, she carefully used the gun to inject grease into the machinery.
  • nail gun
  • staple gun
  • tagging gun

Examples

  • Oh yeah, I'll take the heat gun and just warm this up.

  • I thought, with this gun, I could fix it before he got frustrated and hurt himself.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I've used the hot glue gun to glue that block in there.

  • Would you get the inoculation gun, M'Ling?

  • Lyons distinguished high-velocity from low-velocity nail guns by their mechanism of firing action.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I used the gun to apply a precise line of adhesive to the model.

  • He plugged in the gun and filled the engine's grease fittings effortlessly.

Synonyms

grease gun
vsgun
1 4.4

A hand tool that puts grease into machine parts

is the specific hand-operated pistol-like tool that forces grease into parts

Idioms

son of a gun
  • Informal
32 8.3

A person people like and admire for being tough or clever

under the gun
  • Informal
9 7.4

Feeling strong pressure to finish something because of a deadline

To force someone to do something by threatening them

4 7.3

To move quickly and attack often in sports or games

To start a project or activity

to eat his gun
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To say you want to kill yourself to show you feel very desperate, often offensive

9.9

To say as a joke that you will kill yourself because you feel very frustrated

Compounds

139 3.3

Laws and rules that control buying, owning, and using guns

128 3.5

A large gun that fires many bullets very quickly, often used by soldiers

smoking gun
  • Literature
46 5.3

Clear proof that someone did something wrong

big gun
  • Informal
32 5.1

An important person with power in a company or field

29 5.0

A small device that gives a short electric shock to stop a person moving for a short time

27 4.0

An event where people buy, sell, and look at guns

19 3.6

A small gun that shoots metal balls using air or gas

14 4.6

Against owning or using guns

14 2.1

A store that sells guns and ammunition

hired gun
  • Offensive
11 8.9

A person paid to kill someone

10 1.0

A toy that sprays water for children to play with

9 3.6

A hand tool that pushes metal clips into wood or fabric to hold them

9 2.1

A toy that shoots a small stream of water

7 3.9

A long metal tube in a gun that a bullet travels through when fired

A gun that shoots small paint-filled balls used in a game where players mark each other

A small automatic weapon that uses pistol bullets

hired gun
  • Slang
5 7.1

A person hired to do a difficult or unpleasant job other people avoid

5 9.1

A person who is paid to kill someone with a gun

Tommy gun
  • Archaic
5 8.2

A short, powerful automatic gun used by soldiers and criminals in the early 1900s

5 8.9

A gun with several barrels that turn and fire quickly

4 3.7

Connected with guns, for example crimes or accidents that involve them

gun turret
  • Specialized
4 6.3

A part of a ship, plane, or vehicle that holds guns and turns to aim them

six-gun
  • US
4 7.2

A small gun that holds six bullets in a rotating part

gun-sight
  • Specialized
4 4.2

A small device on a gun that helps you aim

4 2.7

A container that holds and protects a gun for carrying or storing

automatic gun
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A weapon that reloads and keeps firing while you hold the trigger

zip gun
  • NSFW
3 9.9

A simple homemade pistol made from spare parts

3 3.7

A gun fired to mark the start of a race

gas gun
  • Specialized
2 6.5

A device that fires small gas containers like tear gas to make crowds move away

2 3.1

A device that shoots small pellets using compressed air instead of gunpowder

gun emplacement
  • Specialized
2 8.3

A protected place built where a gun is placed and fired, often for defense

assault gun
  • Specialized
2 8.1

A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine

gun carriage
  • Specialized
2 7.2

A strong frame with wheels that holds a cannon for firing

2 3.6

A tool like a gun that sends out paint or other liquid in tiny drops

Maxim gun
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A late 1800s machine that fires bullets automatically for soldiers

antiaircraft gun
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A large gun on the ground that shoots at planes

1 3.8

A dog trained to help hunters by finding and bringing back birds

light machine gun
  • Specialized
1 4.9

An automatic gun that one soldier can carry and use

1 7.0

The open front end of a gun barrel where a bullet comes out

1 4.4

A hand tool that puts grease into machine parts

electron gun
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A device that makes and focuses a thin beam of electrons in a television or microscope

Sten gun
  • Archaic
1 6.3

A small, light gun used by British soldiers in World War II

gun grabber
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who wants stricter gun laws and who others often insult

gun room
  • Archaic
1 9.4

A room on a warship where junior officers sleep, study and sometimes keep guns

field gun
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops

riot gun
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A gun used to break up crowds that fires rubber bullets or tear gas

1 2.7

Smoke that comes out when a gun is fired

gun moll
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who is the companion or girlfriend of a gangster

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

naval gun
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A large gun on a navy ship used to fire at enemy ships or planes

gun deck
  • Archaic
1 9.2

A lower deck on a warship with cannons along its length

1 7.6

A gun someone hides in clothes or bags

1 5.7

A toy pistol or rifle that shoots corks

1 3.2

A small part on a gun that you pull to make it shoot

burp gun
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A small automatic gun like a pistol that fires bullets very quickly

Bren gun
  • Archaic
1 8.8

A light machine gun used by British soldiers in World War II

A .45-caliber automatic gun used by soldiers, police, and gangsters in the 20th century

gun chamber
  • Specialized
1 5.5

The space in a gun where a bullet sits before you fire it

1 5.9

A person who wants laws to reduce gun ownership

assault gun
  • Archaic
1 8.1

An armored vehicle with a large gun on a tank body that supports soldiers and fights tanks

1 8.3

A very small gun that people use to kill pests or to carry secretly

spring gun
  • NSFW
1 9.2

A hidden device set to shoot as a trap when someone touches or moves something near it

Bofors gun
  • Specialized
1 8.7

A large automatic gun with two barrels used to shoot at enemy planes

whaling gun
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A gun that fires a long spear to catch whales

1 9.9

A gun fired once every minute to honor people at a funeral

ack-ack gun
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large gun on the ground that shoots at enemy planes

Quaker gun
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A fake cannon that looks real to fool enemies

set gun
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A hidden gun that fires as a trap when someone trips a wire

gun mike
  • Informal
8.2

A long, narrow microphone that picks up sound from far away in one direction

gun pendulum
  • Archaic
9.9

A suspended gun that measures bullet speed from its backward swing when fired

gun rest
  • Jargon
9.9

The top board on the side of a wooden boat that makes the side stronger

gun enclosure
  • Specialized
8.8

A protected platform that holds guns and can turn to aim at targets

How Powerful

hydraulic pump
  • Specialized
1 4.1
gun
  • Specialized
1 7.0
hand pump
3 3.0
syringe
  • Specialized
91 3.6

Surface Forms

gun singular
guns plural

Etymology

Gun for a grease tool gets its name from the shape and action — it looks like a small pistol and it 'fires' grease into machine parts. So this 'gun' is a hand tool used to push oil or grease where it is needed.