handgun
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈhændˌɡʌn/
:
pistola
- The police found a handgun in the suspect's backpack during the investigation.
- carry a handgun
- own a handgun
- a handgun permit
You don't need a handgun to order a cheeseburger.
- You don't need a handgun to order a cheeseburger.
- So Thomas Hamilton's act brought in the banning of handguns in the UK.
- But for a handgun, I would always have a a red dot.
- They were saying we need to preserve this handgun ban.
- But I think as we mentioned before, with school shootings, it's they're getting those handguns from family members.
- There was sixty officers, the number of them armed, you know, rifles, night sights, handguns.
- And let's also stipulate that if the same age rules applied to shotguns and rifles as applied to handguns, then he wouldn't have been able to buy any firearms.
- If, however, I'm in a tank and they have a handgun, then suddenly my vulnerability is much reduced.
- The vast majority of gun crimes in this country are committed by people with access to easily obtainable handguns.
- And you've been murdering them not just with, for example, a car accident, a staged car accident, or using a a handgun.
Examples
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For some people and in some places, possession of a handgun may indeed be illegal.
Academic text (2017) -
There are now 40 states where qualified citizens can obtain such a handgun permit.
Academic text (2007) -
It's just a little handgun with one single bullet.
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I mean if people ask me am IA good shot with a handgun, my honest answer is above average.
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The arresting officer found a handgun in his glove box, brought him in.
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You're pretty impressive with a handgun.
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An upper shelf can be used to store handguns and ammunition.
Academic text (2012) -
The brothers flashed their handguns and promised to return the next day.
Academic text (1995) -
Tubbs pulls out a handgun from a drawer and checks to see if it's loaded.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ruth could be seen wearing a small-caliber handgun strapped to her hip.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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2.1
A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
258
4.5
A gun a person can hold and fire by hand
71
3.6
A small gun with a cylinder that holds several bullets so you can fire many times without reloading
3
4.7
A small gun that reloads itself after each shot and fires one bullet each time you pull the trigger
3
7.8
A small automatic handgun that fires many bullets very quickly
2
5.1
A small gun that keeps firing while you hold the trigger and there are bullets
1
8.6
A small gun like a pistol that you carry on your belt
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4.4
A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
A small gun that often appears in old stories
How Powerful
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4.6
1
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handgun is a simple compound of hand and gun: hand is the body part you hold things with and gun is a weapon, so it literally means a 'gun' you can hold in one 'hand'. That's why a handgun is a small firearm made to be used with one hand.