gun

Meaning

Noun

1. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
2. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
3. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
4. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
5. A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
6. (figuratively) A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
7. A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.
8. A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.
9. A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.
10. A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
11. A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
12. (colloquial, metonymically) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particuarly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
13. An electron gun.
14. (colloquial, plural-normally) The biceps.
15. (in-plural) Violent blasts of wind.
16. (Australia, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to speed up.
2. (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
3. (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
4. To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
5. To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
6. (US, ambitransitive, slang) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).

Verb

Nonstandard spelling of going to.

Synonyms

rifle

cannon

pistol

musket

firearm

weapon

gunman

shotgun

shooter

ordnance

bow

🙇

artillery

shoot

handgun

grease-gun

hit man

hitman

gas

throttle

torpedo

hired gun

triggerman

gun for hire

gunslinger

heavy weapon

accelerator

lance

ball

piece

fire

🔥

piece of ordnance

carbine

revolver

rod

shot gun

accelerator pedal

weaponry

gas pedal

shoot down

shot

small arms

spear

spray

squib

squirt

syringe

💉

tool

gun down

inspirator

bundook

Translations

fusil

pistolet

🔫

Gewehr

canon

geweer

fucile

Kanone

pistola

fusil

escopeta

cannone

arma

Geschütz

pistola

Pistole

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡʌn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gunne

In summary

From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war. The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".

Sentences

Don't point the gun at me .

Knowing that she really can't stop him , she lowers the gun .