gun
has definitions from the fields of military,arms,law,criminal law
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[ noun ] (arms) a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Many local citizens feared that there would be irregularities at the polls , and Williams got himself a permit to carry a gun and promised an orderly election . ("Editorials"...)As the civic temper rises , the more naive citizens begin to play soldier - but the guns are real . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Instead , he whirled and ran to his house for a gun forcing them to kill him , Cook reported . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)That was when the gun went_off . Guns were going_off all_over Washington_City these days , because of the celebrations , and the theatre was not soundproof . |
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[ noun ] (military,arms) large but transportable armament
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)The guns are fired , the hymns are sung , and the body of Charles is carried down to the vault and laid beside the tombs of his ancestors . (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)It could stop Cuban re export of guns and propaganda materials to South_America . Primary target would be shipments of tanks , guns , aviation gasoline and ammunition coming from Russia and Czechoslovakia . Related terms armament cannon field_artillery four-pounder catapult battery stock |
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[ noun ] a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine
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[ noun ] a pedal that controls the throttle valve
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law,arms) a professional killer who uses a gun
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[ verb ] (arms) shoot with a gun
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