Gun

  • 41gun — See: big cheese or big gun, give it the gun or give her the gun, great Godfrey or great guns, jump the gun, son of a gun, stick to one s guns or stand by one s guns, till the last gun is fired or until the last gun is fired …

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  • 42gun — 1 /gVn/ noun (C) 1 a weapon from which bullets or shells 1 (3) are fired 2 a tool used to send out a liquid, such as paint, grease 1 (2), or glue, by pressure see also: flashgun, spray gun 3 AmE informal someone who is temporarily put in a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43gun*/*/*/ — [gʌn] noun [C] I 1) a weapon that shoots bullets or large SHELLS Enemy guns fired a shell every two or three minutes.[/ex] a gang armed with machine guns[/ex] Their police officers all carry guns.[/ex] He pointed the gun directly at me.[/ex] She… …

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  • 44Gun — Pour les articles homonymes, voir GUN. Le gun est une planche utilisée pour le surf de grosses vagues. Les guns sont des planches de taille assez grandes, généralement comprises entre 8 et 10 pieds, on les appelle aussi Pipeliner …

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  • 45gun — noun 1》 a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets or shells are propelled by explosive force.     ↘N. Amer. a gunman: a hired gun. 2》 a device for discharging something (e.g. grease) in a required direction. verb (guns, gunning,… …

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  • 46gun — [[t]gʌn[/t]] n. v. gunned, gun•ning 1) a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive 2) any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver 3) a long barreled… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47gun — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gonne, gunne Date: 14th century 1. a. a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory b. a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun) c. a device that throws a projectile 2.… …

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  • 48gun — 1. noun /ɡʌn/ a) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. JP 1 02. This is my rifle, this is my gun. One is for fighting, one is for fun. (U.S. military cadence, used to …

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  • 49gun — n 1. pistol, revolver, Trademark.Colt, repeater, automatic; derringer, shooting iron, six shooter, shooter, hand gun, sidearm, Sl. rod, Sl. piece, Sl.Saturday night special, Sl. heater, Sl. zip gun, Sl. enforcer; rifle, carbine, shotgun, sawed… …

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  • 50gun — 1. n. a hired gunman; a bodyguard, an assassin, or a member of a gang of criminals. (Underworld and Western.) □ Willie and his guns came by to remind ary of what he owed Mr. Big. □ Tell your guns to lay off. 2. n. a leader; the key member of a… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions