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

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 .

3
[ noun ] a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine

Synonyms

grease-gun

Related terms

pump

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[ noun ] a pedal that controls the throttle valve

Examples

"he stepped on the gas"

Related terms

pedal car airplane accelerate

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law,arms) a professional killer who uses a gun

Related terms

murderer shoot

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[ noun ] (arms) a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

Synonyms

gunman

Related terms

shot

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[ verb ] (arms) shoot with a gun
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[ noun ] (military,arms) the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

Examples

"a twenty gun salute"

Related terms

discharge military

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