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gun
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- pronunciation:
- guhn
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- stick to one's guns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an apparatus with a tube made of metal from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are fired.
- similar words:
- firearm, handgun, heater, machine gun, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle
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| definition 2: |
a firearm, such as a rifle or revolver.
- synonyms:
- firearm, piece
- similar words:
- handgun, heater, machine gun, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle
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| definition 3: |
a cannon.
- synonyms:
- cannon
- similar words:
- artillery, fieldpiece, mortar
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| definition 4: |
a device that forces a substance out through a tube or nozzle.
an icing gun for decorating a cake- similar words:
- dispenser
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| phrase: |
stick to one's guns |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
guns, gunning, gunned |
| definition: |
to shoot or fire a weapon.
- synonyms:
- discharge, fire, shoot
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to shoot (someone) using a rifle or gun (usu. fol. by "down").
The police gunned down the fugitive.- synonyms:
- discharge, fire, shoot
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| definition 2: |
to cause to accelerate dramatically.
He gunned the engine.- synonyms:
- accelerate, rev, speed
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Word Builder: kinds of guns
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