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gun

/ˈɡʌn/noun, verb1 syllable

Gun means: a professional killer who uses a gun.

Synonyms for gun17

noun, as in a professional killer who uses a gun

gunslinger, hired gun, gun for hire, triggerman, torpedo, shooter

noun, as in a pedal that controls the throttle valve

accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle

noun, as in large but transportable armament

artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance

noun, as in a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

gunner

noun, as in a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

grease gun

also used for gun

gun down

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What does gun mean?8

noun

1

a professional killer who uses a gun

2

a pedal that controls the throttle valve“he stepped on the gas”

3

large but transportable armament

4

a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

5

a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

6

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

7

the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies“two runners started before the gun”

verb

1

shoot with a gun

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gun?24

two syllables

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All 24 rhymes for gun, grouped by syllable

Gun in a sentence

  • According to the ballistics report, this gun can't be the murder weapon.darinmex
  • In situations like these, a gun might come in handy.CK
  • You wouldn't give a child a gun, would you?CK
  • I don't think the gun is loaded, but you should still be very careful.CK
  • Sami didn't know what that gun was doing there, in his house.OsoHombre
  • I fired my gun, but missed the target.CK
  • Mennad felt something, probably a gun, stick in his back.OsoHombre
  • If the bus driver had had a gun, things might've turned out differently.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gun

as a noun

plural
guns

as a verb

past tense
gunned
present participle
gunning
third-person singular
guns
past participle
gunned