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hidden gun

hidden gun

1 7.6
A gun someone hides in clothes or bags
  • noun
translation icon : arma oculta
  • The detective found a hidden gun under the floorboards during the search.

Examples

  • He had a hidden gun.

    Killing Zoe (1993)

  • He's got a hidden gun under there.

    Play Dirty (2025)

  • - He had a hidden gun.

    Killing Zoe (1993)

  • With a hidden gun in his lap.

    High Plains Drifter (1973)

  • If she had seen that hidden gun, it was just a matter of time before she'd tell someone about it.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The hidden gun beneath his coat?

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

  • Stanley jams him in the ribs with that hidden gun.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The hidden gun hadn't bothered him so much as the silencer.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • During the robbery, the suspect revealed a hidden gun from his waistband.

  • She was shocked to discover a hidden gun inside the old dresser.

Synonyms

handgun
vshidden gun
187 4.6

A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand

is concealed from view rather than defined by one-handed design
sidearm
vshidden gun
20 4.6

A small gun carried at a person's side for protection

is concealed from view instead of being carried openly at the side

Surface Forms

hidden gun singular
hidden guns plural

Morphology

hidden + gun

The meaning 'a gun that is concealed' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hidden' (not visible) with 'gun' (a firearm). This straightforward ADJ+NOUN composition follows standard English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Hidden gun shows a simple picture: a gun that is hidden in a bag, under a mattress, or behind a car dashboard. That's why it means 'a gun or firearm that is concealed from view'.