gun
29 ENTRIES FOUND:
- gun (noun)
- gun (verb)
- gun control (noun)
- gun dog (noun)
- gun moll (noun)
- air gun (noun)
- BB gun (noun)
- big gun (noun)
- hired gun (noun)
- machine gun (noun)
- machine–gun (adjective)
- radar gun (noun)
- six–gun (noun)
- smoking gun (noun)
- son of a gun (noun)
- squirt gun (noun)
- staple gun (noun)
- starting gun (noun)
- stun gun (noun)
- submachine gun (noun)
- top gun (noun)
- water gun (noun)
- young gun (noun)
- go (verb)
- great (adjective)
- hold (verb)
- jump (verb)
- spike (verb)
- stick (verb)
plural
guns
plural
guns
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUN
[count]
1
:
a weapon that shoots bullets or shells
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see also air gun, bb gun, handgun, machine gun, shotgun, stun gun, submachine gun
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big/heavy guns
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He pulled/drew a gun on us. [=he took out a gun and pointed it at us]
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a loaded gun [=a gun that has bullets in it]
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fire/shoot a gun
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carry a gun
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a gun battle between gang members and the police
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She claimed that the gun went off accidentally.
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a toy gun
2
3
:
a tool or device that looks like a gun
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a grease/spray/radar gun
go great guns
informal
:
to do something or proceed in a very quick, effective, and successful way
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The new program has been going great guns since it began last spring.
hold/put a gun to someone's head
:
to force someone to do something by using threats
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You don't have to go if you don't want to. No one's holding a gun to your head.
jump the gun
informal
:
to start or do something too soon
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Several racers jumped the gun. [=started to race before the starting gun was fired]
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The newspaper jumped the gun [=acted too soon] and announced the wrong candidate as winner of the election.
stick to your guns
:
to continue to have a particular opinion, plan, etc., when other people criticize you and say that you are wrong
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Despite criticism from the press, the governor is sticking to her guns on this issue.
under the gun
chiefly US
:
in a situation in which you are getting a lot of criticism or pressure or in which you have only a short amount of time to do something
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We were under the gun to finish the project on time.
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Those responsible for the error suddenly found themselves under the gun.
with (all/both) guns blazing
:
while firing guns
— often used figuratively
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They stepped out from behind the building with guns blazing.
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The team came out with all guns blazing in the second half. [=the team was playing very forcefully and well]
2
gun
/ˈgʌn/
verb
guns;
gunned;
gunning
2
gun
/ˈgʌn/
verb
guns;
gunned;
gunning
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUN
[+ object]
informal
1
US
:
to cause (a car or a car's engine) to go very fast by pressing the accelerator
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She let the car coast down the hill, then gunned it.
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He gunned the engine.
2
US
:
to throw (something) very hard
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The shortstop gunned the ball to first base.
gun down
[phrasal verb]
gun down (someone)
or
gun (someone) down
:
to shoot (someone) with a gun
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He was gunned down in the street.
gun for
[phrasal verb]
1
gun for (something)
:
to try to get or achieve (something) in a very determined way
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The team is gunning for its third straight championship this year.
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That guy is gunning for my job.
2
gun for (someone)
:
to try to hurt or defeat (someone)
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Her political enemies will be gunning for her if she runs for reelection.
