piece
- noun
- /piːs/
- Slang
- I'm not leaving until I get a piece!
- an artillery piece
Examples
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"But keep your piece out of sight and let me do all the talking.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Uncle Mike, the cop, patted me down, took the piece out of my pocket.
Fiction book (1997) -
A weapon is a needed piece of the work that we do.
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Anyone can feel strong hiding behind a piece of metal.
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I figure this guy went for that holdout piece, ankle holster, right?
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We meet up with this low-level G called Jerry who ends up having a piece he's not supposed to have.
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Chunjin will give you a two-piece sniper's rifle that fits nicely into a special bag.
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Banish didn't answer, reloading the 15-clip and popping it back in and tucking the piece into his holster.
Fiction book (1995) -
He pulled out his piece to show that he was serious about the deal.
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The dealer warned me to be careful when carrying my piece in public.
Synonyms
A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
A gun a person can hold and fire by hand
The firing of a weapon used to start a race or give a salute
A gun like a handgun or rifle that a person can carry
A small gun that often appears in old stories
Idioms
Tell someone angrily that you are upset with them
- Informal
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Compounds
- Offensive
A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone
- Informal
Something impressive but difficult, for example a book or building, and sometimes a person who behaves strangely
Clothing made of three matching pieces, usually a jacket, trousers and a waistcoat
- Archaic
An old Spanish silver coin worth eight reales used widely in trade from the 1500s to 1800s
- Literature
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives opinions to start a discussion
- Offensive
An insulting label for an article that pretends to support social causes but has no real ideas
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang piece for a gun is to think of any tool or item as a 'piece' of equipment, so a handgun became known as one 'piece' of a person's arms or gear.