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gun
(gŭn)n.
1. A weapon consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is fired at high velocity into a relatively flat trajectory, especially:
a. A portable firearm, such as a rifle or revolver.
b. A cannon with a long barrel and a relatively low angle of fire.
2. A device resembling a firearm or cannon, as in its ability to project something, such as grease or paint, under pressure or at great speed.
3. A discharge of a firearm or cannon as a signal or salute: heard the guns honoring the leader.
4. One who is armed with or skilled in the use of a gun.
5. The throttle of an engine, as of an automobile.
6. guns Slang The biceps muscles of the arms.
v. gunned, gun·ning, guns
v.tr.
1. To shoot (a person): a bank robber who was gunned down by the police.
2. To open the throttle of (an engine) so as to accelerate: gunned the engine and sped off.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To hunt with a gun.
gun for
Idioms: 1. To plan or take action to harm or destroy (someone).
2. To go after in earnest; set out to obtain: gunning for a promotion.
go great guns
To proceed or perform with great speed, skill, or success.
hold a gun to (someone's) head
To put pressure on someone.
under the gun
Under great pressure or under threat.
[Middle English gonne, cannon, short for Gunilda, woman's name applied to a siege engine, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, woman's name : gunnr, war; see gwhen- in Indo-European roots + hildr, war.]
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gun
(ɡʌn)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. a weapon with a metallic tube or barrel from which a missile is discharged, usually by force of an explosion. It may be portable or mounted. In a military context the term applies specifically to a flat-trajectory artillery piece
b. (as modifier): a gun barrel.
2. (Military) the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial
3. (Hunting) a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate
4. (Mechanical Engineering) any device used to project something under pressure: a grease gun; a spray gun.
5. (Law) slang US an armed criminal; gunman
6. slang
a. an expert
b. (as modifier): a gun shearer; a gun batsman.
7. go great guns slang to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
8. (Athletics (Track & Field)) (of a runner, etc) to set off before the starting signal is given
9. informal to act prematurely
10. spike someone's guns See spike117
11. stick to one's guns informal to maintain one's opinions or intentions in spite of opposition
vb, guns, gunning or gunned
12. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (when: tr, often foll by down) to shoot (someone) with a gun
13. (Automotive Engineering) (tr) to press hard on the accelerator of (an engine): to gun the engine of a car.
14. (Hunting) (intr) to hunt with a gun
[C14: probably from a female pet name shortened from the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr (from Old Norse gunnr war + hildr war)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
gun
(gʌn)n., v. gunned, gun•ning. n.
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 cannon having a flat trajectory.
4. any device for shooting or ejecting something under pressure, as paint.
5. the firing of a weapon as a signal or salute; sound of a gunshot: One runner started before the gun.
6. a person whose profession is killing; professional killer.
v.t. 7. to shoot with a gun (often fol. by down).
8. to cause (an engine or vehicle) to increase in speed very quickly by increasing the supply of fuel.
v.i. 9. to shoot or hunt with a gun.
10. gun for, to seek with determined effort.
Idioms: 1. stick to or stand by one's guns, to maintain one's position in the face of opposition.
2. under the gun, under pressure, as to meet a deadline or solve a problem.
[1300–50; gunne, gonne, appar. short for Anglo-Latin Gunilda, gonnyld name for engine of war; compare Old Norse Gunna, short for Gunnhildr woman's name]
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gun
1. A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
2. A cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more. See also howitzer; mortar.
2. A cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more. See also howitzer; mortar.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
gun
Past participle: gunned
Gerund: gunning
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| Noun | 1. |  gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)action mechanism, action - the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, pom-pom, flack, flak - artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes barrel, gun barrel - a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired breechloader - a gun that is loaded at the breech cannon - heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane cannon - heavy gun fired from a tank cartridge ejector, ejector - a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor - a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector cartridge clip, cartridge holder, clip, magazine - a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun firing chamber, gun chamber - chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge gas gun - a gun that fires gas shells firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm gun muzzle, muzzle - the open circular discharging end of a gun gun trigger, trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun minute gun - (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) Quaker gun - a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood safety catch, safety lock - guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired set gun, spring gun - a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" whaling gun - a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale |
| 2. |  gun - large but transportable armament armament - weaponry used by military or naval force cannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels field artillery, field gun - movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) four-pounder - an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" battery - a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests" | |
| 3. |  gun - a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | |
| 4. |  gun - a professional killer who uses a gunliquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | |
| 5. | gun - a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction | |
| 6. |  gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | |
| 7. | gun - the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| Verb | 1. | gun - shoot with a gun machine gun - shoot with a machine gun gun down - strike down or shoot down |
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gun
noun firearm, shooter (slang), piece (slang), rod (slang), heater (U.S. slang), handgun He produced a gun as he came into the room.
Quotations
"They hesitate"
"We hesitate."
"They have a gun."
"We have no gun" [D.H. Lawrence Mountain Lion]
"They hesitate"
"We hesitate."
"They have a gun."
"We have no gun" [D.H. Lawrence Mountain Lion]
Guns
AK-47 or Kalashnikov, anti-aircraft gun or ack-ack gun, Armalite (trademark), arquebus, BAR, Big Bertha, blunderbuss, Bofors gun, breech-loader, Bren gun, Browning, burp gun, carbine, carronade, chassepot, chokebore, Colt, culverin, derringer or deringer, Enfield rifle, firelock, flintlock, forty-five, fusil, Garand rifle, Gatling, howitzer, Lewis gun, Luger (trademark), M-1 rifle, M-14, M-16, machine gun, Magnum (trademark), matchlock, Mauser, Maxim gun, mitrailleuse, musket, muzzle-loader, Owen gun, petronel, pistol, pom-pom, pump gun, Quaker gun, repeater, revolver, rifle, scatter-gun, shotgun, six-shooter, Springfield rifle, Sten gun, stern-chaser, sub-machine-gun, Thompson sub-machine gun (trademark), trench mortar, Uzi (trademark), Winchester rifle, zip gunCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
gun
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بُنْدُقِيَةبُنْدُقِيَّه، مدْفَعمدفع
dělopištoľpistolepuškastřelná zbraň
skydevåben
ampuaasekiihdyttääpyssy
pištolj
ágyúpisztolypuska
byssabyssa, skotvopnskotvopn
銃ガン鉄砲
총
artilerijos ugnisginkluotas nusikaltėliskanonierėlaikytis savoparakas
lielgabalsšautene
puška
puškatoppištola
pistol
ปืน
bắnsúngsúng lụcsúng trường
gun
[gʌn]A. N
1. (= pistol) → pistola f, revólver m; (= rifle) → fusil m; (= shotgun) → escopeta f; (= cannon) → cañón m
a 21-gun salute → una salva de 21 cañonazos
the guns (Mil) → la artillería
big gun → pez m gordo, espadón m
to draw a gun on sb → apuntar a algn con un arma
to jump the gun → salir antes de tiempo (fig) → obrar con demasiada anticipación
to be going great guns → hacer grandes progresos, ir a las mil maravillas
to stick to one's guns → mantenerse firme, mantenerse en sus trece
a 21-gun salute → una salva de 21 cañonazos
the guns (Mil) → la artillería
big gun → pez m gordo, espadón m
to draw a gun on sb → apuntar a algn con un arma
to jump the gun → salir antes de tiempo (fig) → obrar con demasiada anticipación
to be going great guns → hacer grandes progresos, ir a las mil maravillas
to stick to one's guns → mantenerse firme, mantenerse en sus trece
2. (Brit) (= person) → pistolero/a m/f
B. VT → disparar sobre
C. CPD gun barrel N → cañón m
gun battle N → tiroteo m
gun carriage N → cureña f; (at funeral) → armón m de artillería
gun crew N → dotación f de un cañón
gun dog N → perro m de caza
gun law N (= rule by the gun) → ley f del terror, pistolerismo m (Jur) → ley f que rige la tenencia y uso de armas de fuego
gun licence N → licencia f de armas
gun maker N → armero/a m/f
gun room N (in house) → sala f de armas (Brit) (Naut) → sala f de suboficiales
gun turret N → torreta f
gun battle N → tiroteo m
gun carriage N → cureña f; (at funeral) → armón m de artillería
gun crew N → dotación f de un cañón
gun dog N → perro m de caza
gun law N (= rule by the gun) → ley f del terror, pistolerismo m (Jur) → ley f que rige la tenencia y uso de armas de fuego
gun licence N → licencia f de armas
gun maker N → armero/a m/f
gun room N (in house) → sala f de armas (Brit) (Naut) → sala f de suboficiales
gun turret N → torreta f
gun for VI + PREP (fig) → ir a por
it's really the boss they're gunning for → en realidad van a por el jefe
it's really the boss they're gunning for → en realidad van a por el jefe
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
gun
[ˈgʌn] n (= weapon, handgun) → revolver m, pistolet m (= rifle) → fusil m (= shotgun) → fusil m (= cannon) → canon ma man with a gun → un homme armé d'un revolver
to draw a gun → braquer une arme
to stick to one's guns → ne pas en démordre
to jump the gun → agir prématurément gun battle, gun crime, gun culture, gun lobby
gun down
vt sep → abattregun for
vt fusto be gunning for sb (= be out to get) → essayer d'avoir qngun battle n → fusillade f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gun
n
(= cannon etc) → Kanone f, → Geschütz nt; (= rifle) → Gewehr nt; (= pistol etc) → Pistole f, → Kanone f (sl), → Schießeisen nt (hum inf); to carry a gun → (mit einer Schusswaffe) bewaffnet sein, eine Schusswaffe tragen (form); to draw a gun → eine (Schuss)waffe ziehen; to draw a gun on somebody → jdn mit einer Schusswaffe bedrohen; to fire a 21-gun salute → 21 Salutschüsse abgeben; the big guns → die schweren Geschütze; big gun (fig inf) → hohes or großes Tier (inf) (→ in in +dat); to hold or put a gun to somebody’s head (fig) → jdm die Pistole auf die Brust setzen; to stick to one’s guns → nicht nachgeben, festbleiben; to jump the gun (Sport) → Frühstart machen; (fig) → voreilig sein or handeln; to be going great guns (Brit inf, team, person) → toll in Schwung or Fahrt sein (inf); (car) → wie geschmiert laufen (inf); (business) → gut in Schuss sein (inf)
(= spray gun) → Pistole f
vt
vi
(inf) to be gunning for somebody (lit) → Jagd auf jdn machen; (fig) → jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf); for opponent → jdn auf die Abschussliste gesetzt haben
(inf, = speed) → schießen (inf)
gun
:gun barrel
n (on cannon) → Kanonen- or Geschützrohr nt; (on rifle) → Gewehrlauf m; (on pistol) → Pistolenlauf m
gunboat
n → Kanonenboot nt
gunboat diplomacy
n → Kanonenbootdiplomatie f
gun carriage
n → Lafette f
gun
:guncotton
n → Schießbaumwolle f
gun crew
n → Geschützbedienung f
gun dog
n → Jagdhund m
gunfight
gunfighter
n → Revolverheld m
gunfire
gun
:gunmaker
n → Waffenhersteller(in) m(f)
gunman
gunmetal
adj attr → aus Geschützmetall or -bronze; grey, colour → metallisch
gun permit
n → Waffenschein m
gun
:gunpoint
n to hold somebody at gun → jdn mit einer Schusswaffe bedrohen; to force somebody to do something at gun → jdn mit vorgehaltener Waffe zwingen, etw zu tun; to kidnap somebody at gun → jdn mit Waffengewalt entführen
gunpowder
n → Schießpulver nt
Gunpowder Plot
n (Brit Hist) → Pulververschwörung f
gun room
n → Waffenkammer f; (Naut) → Kadettenmesse f
gunrunner
n → Waffenschmuggler(in) or -schieber(in) m(f)
gunrunning
n → Waffenschmuggel m, → Waffenschieberei f (inf)
gunshot
gunslinger
n (inf) → Pistolenheld m (inf)
gunsmith
n → Büchsenmacher(in) m(f)
gun turret
n → Geschützturm m
gunwale
n → Dollbord nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
gun
[gʌn]1. n (handgun) → pistola, rivoltella; (rifle) → fucile m, carabina; (shotgun) → fucile da caccia; (cannon) → cannone m
gun barrel → canna di fucile
to draw a gun on sb → spianare la pistola contro qn
to carry a gun → portare la pistola
the big guns (Mil) → l'artiglieria pesante (fig) (fam) (people) → i pezzi grossi
to stick to one's guns (fig) → tener duro
to be going great guns (fam) → andare a tutto gas
gun barrel → canna di fucile
to draw a gun on sb → spianare la pistola contro qn
to carry a gun → portare la pistola
the big guns (Mil) → l'artiglieria pesante (fig) (fam) (people) → i pezzi grossi
to stick to one's guns (fig) → tener duro
to be going great guns (fam) → andare a tutto gas
gun for vi + prep (fig) → avercela a morte con
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gun
(gan) noun any weapon which fires bullets or shells. He fired a gun at the burglar.
ˈgunboat noun a small warship with large guns.
ˈgunfire noun the firing of guns. I could hear the sound of gunfire in the distance.
ˈgunman noun a criminal who uses a gun to kill or rob people. Three gunmen robbed the bank.
ˈgunpowder noun an explosive in the form of a powder.
ˈgunshot noun the sound of a gun firing. I heard a gunshot and a man dropped dead.
adjective caused by the bullet from a gun. a gunshot wound.
stick to one's guns to hold to one's position in an argument etc. No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
gun
→ بُنْدُقِيَة zbraň skydevåben Gewehr όπλο pistola ase fusil pištolj arma da fuoco 銃 총 geweer gevær broń arma de fogo огнестрельное оружие pistol ปืน silah súng 枪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
gun
n. escopeta; revólver; pistola.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
gun
n arma de fuego, pistolaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.