to shotgun
- verb
- /ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn/
:
disparar con una escopeta
- He decided to shotgun some ducks at the lake during the hunting season.
Taking that to one side, they still have to prove that in the moment they shot both their mother and father shotgun them to death.
- Taking that to one side, they still have to prove that in the moment they shot both their mother and father shotgun them to death.
Examples
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Before the competition, she practiced how to shotgun targets with her new shotgun.
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He plans to shotgun at the shooting range this weekend with his friends.
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So I got my shotgun out and I was about to shoot them for trespassing.
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So I'm, I am currently allowed to take a shotgun and shoot a Roomba, I think.
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And instead of a socializing around alcohol, we're finding other things to socialize around like shooting semi shotguns because that's fun.
Synonyms
∞
1.8
Fire a gun at a person or animal to try to kill
73
1.9
To fire a gun or hit something with a bullet
67
3.2
To shoot someone or something with a weapon that fires bullets
Compounds
7
8.2
A gun with very short barrels that shoots many small metal balls at close range
- Specialized
7
3.8
A small case filled with many small metal balls that is fired from a shotgun
- Specialized
A long narrow microphone that picks up sound from one direction, often from far away
- Specialized
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
How Far
- Specialized
7
6.9
- Specialized
14
5.9
- Specialized
268
2.1
28
6.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb shotgun meaning to shoot animals or targets comes from the weapon shotgun, which fires many small 'shots' that spread, so hunters use it for birds and moving targets. That's why 'shotgunning' is the act of shooting with a shotgun.