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NOUN | 1 | gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
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2 | gun, artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance | Large but transportable armament | |
3 | gun, gunman | A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | |
4 | gun, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter | A professional killer who uses a gun | |
5 | gun, grease-gun | A hand-operated pump that resembles a gun | |
6 | gun, accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle | A pedal that controls the throttle valve | |
7 | gun | The discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies | |
VERB | 1 | gun | Shoot with a gun |
Sounds | gah'n |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel). |
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Parts | action, action mechanism; barrel, gun barrel; cartridge ejector, ejector; cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor; cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine; firing chamber, gun chamber; gunlock, firing mechanism; gun muzzle, muzzle; gunsight, gun-sight; gun trigger, trigger; safety catch, safety lock; stock, gunstock |
Narrower | air gun, airgun, air rifle; antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun; breechloader; cannon; cannon; firearm, piece, small-arm; gas gun; minute gun; Quaker gun; set gun, spring gun; whaling gun |
Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system |
Verbs | gun |
Meaning | Large but transportable armament. |
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Synonyms | artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance |
Part of | battery |
Parts | stock, gunstock |
Narrower | cannon; catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket; field artillery, field gun; four-pounder |
Broader | armament |
Verbs | gun |
Meaning | A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability). |
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Synonyms | gunman |
Broader | shot, shooter |
Verbs | gun |
Meaning | A professional killer who uses a gun. |
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Synonyms | gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter |
Broader | murderer, liquidator, manslayer |
Verbs | gun |
Meaning | A hand-operated pump that resembles a gun. Forces grease into parts of a machine. |
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Synonyms | grease-gun |
Broader | pump |
Meaning | A pedal that controls the throttle valve. |
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Synonyms | accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle |
Part of | airplane, aeroplane, plane; car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar |
Broader | pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever |
Meaning | The discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies. |
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Examples | "a twenty gun salute" |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
Broader | discharge, firing, firing off |
Verbs | gun |
Meaning | Shoot with a gun. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Narrower | machine gun |
Broader | shoot |
See also | gun down |
Nouns | gun; gun; gunner; gun; gun; gun |