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From the high schoolers in Parkland and beyond, this generation has been the most outspoken about the need for gun control.
RECLAIMING MY GEN Z IDENTITYSHAAN MERCHANTSEPTEMBER 7, 2020OZY
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO GUN
- advance
- drive
- dust
- expedite
- fire up
- forward
- further
- gun
- hammer on
- hasten
- hurry
- impel
- lay a patch
- lay rubber
- make tracks
- nail it
- open up
- peel rubber
- precipitate
- put on afterburners
- put pedal to metal
- quicken
- railroad
- rev
- rev up
- roll
- speed up
- spur
- step on the gas
- step up
- stimulate
- tool
- advances
- drives
- dusts
- expedites
- fires up
- forwards
- furthers
- guns
- hammer on
- hastens
- hurries
- impels
- lies a patch
- lies rubber
- makes tracks
- nails it
- opens up
- peels rubber
- precipitates
- puts on afterburners
- puts pedal to metal
- quickens
- railroads
- revs
- revs up
- rolls
- speeds up
- spurs
- step on gas
- steps up
- stimulates
- tools
- ammunition
- arms
- defense
- gun
- hardware
- heat
- material
- munitions
- ordnance
- protection
- security
- weaponry
- ammunition
- arms
- defense
- gun
- hardware
- heat
- material
- materiel
- munitions
- ordnance
- protection
- security
- weaponry
- butcher
- dropper
- eliminator
- enforcer
- executioner
- gun
- gun person
- hatchet person
- hit person
- killer
- liquidator
- piece person
- plugger
- slayer
- torpedo
- trigger person
- attend
- back
- bear
- buck
- carry
- chaperon
- companion
- conduct
- consort
- convey
- deliver
- escort
- fetch
- gather
- guide
- gun
- heel
- import
- lead
- lug
- pack
- pick up
- piggyback
- ride
- schlepp
- shoulder
- take
- take along
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- truck
- usher
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firearm, weapon that shoots
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automatic, weapon that shoots
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handgun, weapon that shoots
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gunnoun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo -
artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnancenoun
large but transportable armament
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gunslinger, munition, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, weapon, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, ordnance store, accelerator, artillery unit, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo -
gunman, gunnoun
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
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hitman, gunman, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, artillery, torpedo -
gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun
a professional killer who uses a gun
Synonyms:
ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, torpedo, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, shooter, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boy -
grease-gun, gunnoun
a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo -
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunnoun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
«he stepped on the gas»
Synonyms:
hitman, gunman, petrol, gasolene, gaseous state, gas, gas pedal, ordnance, natural gas, throttle, artillery, catalyst, heavy weapon, gun for hire, hired gun, flatulency, shooter, throttle valve, accelerator pedal, gasoline, particle accelerator, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, atom smasher, flatulence, gunslinger, torpedo -
gunverb
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
«two runners started before the gun»; «a twenty gun salute»
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo -
gunverb
shoot with a gun
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- Pedal
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gunnoun
Synonyms:
firearm, weapon, rifle, shotgun, blunderbuss, musket, flobert, pistol, revolver, derringer, cannon, swivel gun, matchlock, breech-loader, stanchion gun, arquebus, krupp gun, winchester, howitzer, gatling gun, flintlockAssociated words:
bayonet, gunsmith, bore, caliber, trigger, hammer, ramod, armory, armorer, gunsmithery, holster
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List of paraphrases for «gun»:
weapon, pistol, rifle, revolver, shotgun, canon, firearm, handgun, cannon, sidearm, poor, firearms, weapons, artillery, barrel, gat, gunpoint, piece, howitzer, guns, arms, firecracker
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Robert Citino:
The FG-42 was influential on post-war small arms development including the American M60 machine gun.
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Perry Bradley:
Parkland opened our eyes, adults are embracing what kids have to say [ about gun reform ].
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Raheem Sterling:
When I was two my father died from being gunned down to death, i made a promise to myself I would never touch a gun in my life time, I shoot with my right foot so it has a deeper meaning.
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Hillary Clinton:
But I believe we have gone way too far in being intimidated by the (National Rifle Association), and I have said repeatedly that the majority of Americans and the majority of gun owners support universal background checks, and for the NRA to take these absolute positions on behalf of the most extreme of their members, and carrying water for the manufacturers and dealers, is just wrong.
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John Wayne:
Hey Pilgrim, you forgot your pop-gun
Translations for gun
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- kanonAfrikaans
- مسدس, مدفعArabic
- arm-tan, kanol, pistolennBreton
- canó, escopeta, pistola, obús, dispararCatalan, Valencian
- tapchaChechen
- pistole, puška, děloCzech
- Geschütz, Gewehr, Kanone, PistoleGerman
- πιστόλι, κανόνι, περίστροφο, τουφέκιGreek
- fusilo, pafiloEsperanto
- escopeta, pistola, obús, cañón, rifle, disparar, balearSpanish
- تفنگ, تپانچهPersian
- kivääri, pistooli, pyssy, kiihdyttää, ampuaFinnish
- canon, fusil, pistoletFrench
- dag, gunnaScottish Gaelic
- תותח, רובה, אקדחHebrew
- stukker, puska, pisztoly, ágyúHungarian
- ատրճանակArmenian
- fusiloIdo
- byssa, fallbyssa, skotvopnIcelandic
- pistola, fucile, obice, cannoneItalian
- אקדחHebrew
- 銃, ガン, 鉄砲Japanese
- ქვემეხი, თოფიGeorgian
- កាំភ្លើងKhmer
- 총, 권총, 銃Korean
- دهمانچهKurdish
- šautuvas, armota, revolveris, pistoletas, patranka, pabūklasLithuanian
- revolveris, šautene, lielgabals, pistole, biseLatvian
- pū, pūrākauMāori
- буу, гар бууMongolian
- håndvåpen, gevær, kanon, skyteNorwegian
- geweer, vuurwapen, kanon, pistool, opdrijven, neerschietenDutch
- gevær, kanon, håndvåpen, skjote, skyteNorwegian Nynorsk
- rewolwer, działo, pistolet, armata, strzelba, zastrzelić, podkręcićPolish
- arma de fogo, obus, canhão, rifle, fuzil, acelerarPortuguese
- revolver, pistol, tun, pușcăRomanian
- ору́дие, пу́шка, пистоле́т, ружьё, газану́ть, газова́ть, застрели́ть, приба́вить газуRussian
- kanón, puška, pištoľ, deloSlovak
- havbica, top, puškaSlovene
- pistol, haubits, kanon, bössa, gevär, skjutaSwedish
- bundukiSwahili
- తుపాకీTelugu
- barilTagalog
- tabancaTurkish
- пістоле́тUkrainian
- súng trường, súng lục, đại bác, bắnVietnamese
- günVolapük
- 枪Chinese
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Определения слова gun
- помета. орудие, пушка
- огнестрельное оружие; ружьё
- пистолет, револьвер, ствол
- пулемёт
- любое устройство, похожее на пистолет по принципу действия и конструкции
- артиллерист, пулемётчик
- охотник, стрелок
Синонимы к слову gun
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- cannon
- firearm
- handgun
- pistol
- revolver
- rifle
- shooter
Похожие слова на gun
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- gun
- gun’s
- gunboat
- gunboat’s
- gunboats
- gunfight
- gunfight’s
- gunfighting
- gunfights
- gunfire
- gunfire’s
- gunfought
- gunk
- gunk’s
- gunman
- gunman’s
- gunmen
- gunned
- gunner
- gunner’s
- gunners
- gunnery
- gunnery’s
- gunning
- gunny
- gunny’s
- gunnysack
- gunnysack’s
- gunnysacks
- gunpoint
- gunpoint’s
- gunpowder
- gunpowder’s
- gunrunner
- gunrunner’s
- gunrunners
- gunrunning
- gunrunning’s
- gunshot
- gunshot’s
- gunshots
- gunslinger
- gunslinger’s
- gunslingers
- gunsmith
- gunsmith’s
- gunsmiths
- gunther
- gunther’s
- gunwale
- gunwale’s
- gunwales
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gun [gʌn] сущ
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пушкаж, пистолетм, пулеметм, ружьеср, автоматм, винтовкаж
(cannon, pistol, machine gun, rifle, machine)
- laser gun – лазерная пушка
- butt of his gun – рукоятка пистолета
- heavy machine gun – тяжелый пулемет
- loaded gun – заряженное ружье
- sniper gun – снайперская винтовка
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орудиеср, огнестрельное оружие, оружиеср
(instrument, firearms, weapon)
- field gun – полевое орудие
- automatic gun – автоматическое оружие
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стволм
(trunk)
- new gun – новый ствол
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выстрелм
(shot)
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распылительм, пульверизаторм
(spray)
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мушкетм
(musket)
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gun [gʌn] гл
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стрелять, застрелить
(shoot)
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gun [gʌn] прил
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пушечный, оружейный, орудийный, ружейный, пистолетный
(cannon, weapons, rifle, pistol)
- gun club – пушечный клуб
- gun shop – оружейный магазин
- gun fire – орудийный огонь
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noun | ||
пистолет | gun, pistol, handgun, piece, Roscoe, equalizer | |
оружие | weapon, arms, gun, weaponry, armament, arsenal | |
пушка | gun, cannon | |
ружье | gun, rifle | |
орудие | gun, instrument, cannon, tool, implement, piece | |
револьвер | revolver, gun, pistol, gat, handgun, bulldog | |
пулемет | machine gun, gun, chopper, chatterbox, coffee grinder | |
огнестрельное оружие | firearm, gun, popper, shooting iron, shooter, barker | |
винтовка | rifle, gun, piece, heater | |
шприц | syringe, injector, squirt, gun, hypodermic | |
стрелок | shooter, gunner, shot, rifleman, gun, popper | |
мушкет | musket, gun | |
убийца | killer, murderer, slayer, assassin, gunman, gun | |
орудийный выстрел | gun | |
охотник | hunter, huntsman, sportsman, fowler, tracker, gun | |
пушка для забивки летки | gun | |
бандит | bandit, thug, gangster, gunman, mobster, gun | |
adjective | ||
пушечный | gun | |
оружейный | gun, of arms | |
орудийный | gun, artillery | |
verb | ||
стрелять | shoot, fire, gun, pop, pop off, plink | |
охотиться | hunt, prey, chase, shoot, prey on, gun |
Предложения со словом «GUN»
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives concocted a plan to find out what Americans were going to gun shows by using license plate detectors to scan the license plates of cars that were in the parking lots of these events. |
Бюро алкоголя, табака, огнестрельного оружия и взрывчатых веществ разработало план, позволяющий вычислять американцев, посещающих выставки оружия, с помощью детекторов номерных знаков, сканирующих номера машин на парковках подобных мероприятий. |
We are now published writers and youth program innovators and trauma experts and gun violence prevention advocates, and TED talkers and good daddies. |
Теперь мы — публикуемые авторы, изобретатели программы для молодёжи, эксперты по травмам и сторонники предотвращения насилия с применением оружия, а ещё спикеры TED и хорошие папы. |
See, gun violence is just a visible display of a lot of underlying traumas. |
Вооружённое насилие — лишь отражение множества скрытых травм. |
Over the past two months, I’ve lost two friends to gun violence, both innocent bystanders. |
За прошедшие два месяца я потерял двух друзей в вооружённых стычках, оба были случайными свидетелями. |
137 is more than gun violence, cigarette smoking and HIV combined, every day. |
137 — это больше, чем от огнестрельного оружия, курения и ВИЧ вместе взятых, каждый день. |
I’ve overpowered his elite guard, burst into his secret bunker with my machine gun ready. |
Я победил его элитную охрану, ворвался к нему в секретный бункер с заряженным автоматом. |
But I like schlocky violent movies, but I’m for strict gun control. |
Мне нравятся низкопробные боевики, но я за строгий контроль над оружием. |
Furthermore, if you’re in pain, if you’re hungry, if you’re exhausted, your frontal cortex is not going to work as well, part of the brain whose job it is to get to the amygdala in time saying, Are you really sure that’s a gun there? |
Также, если вы испытываете боль, голод или усталость, ваша лобная доля — часть мозга, которая должна вовремя послать миндалине вопрос Ты точно уверена, что у него пистолет ? |
He said that he was in agony and wanted to get a gun so he could end his life. |
Он сказал, что был в агонии и хотел бы иметь пистолет , чтобы убить себя. |
Having said that, I did not choose destruction, I chose to pick up a camera instead of a gun. |
Но при этом я не ожесточилась, а взяла вместо оружия видеокамеру. |
He then approached her from behind, pressed the barrel of his gun against her head, and with a single bullet, lacerated her midbrain. |
Затем он подошёл к ней сзади, приставил пистолет к её голове и одной пулей вынес ей мозг. |
For months, this man had been harassing them: knocking on their door, brandishing his gun on a couple of occasions. |
Тот человек преследовал их несколько месяцев: стучал в дверь, пару раз размахивал пистолетом . |
The guy opposite Reacher motioned with the gun again. |
Мужчина, стоявший напротив Ричера, снова сделал движение пистолетом . |
The younger cop drew his gun and moved forward. |
Его напарник вытащил пистолет и сделал шаг к спальне. |
Magadan says that Logan was waving his gun at him. |
Магадан сказал, что Логан размахивал перед ним пистолетом . |
I just love taking a gun to a knife fight. |
А я с удовольствием применяю пистолет в ножевой драке. |
So you break into my apartment, steal my gun… |
Поэтому ты вламываешься в мою квартиру, крадешь мой пистолет … |
The bullet that hit Doggett came from your gun. |
Пуля, которая попала в Доггетта выпущена из твоего оружия. |
Perp pulls a gun on the bouncer, pushes in. |
Преступник направил пистолет на вышибалу, ворвался в зал. |
I had a license to carry a gun in California. |
В Калифорнии у меня была лицензия на ношение оружия. |
I felt grimy with gun oil and gunshot residue. |
Я чувствовала себя перемазанной ружейным маслом и пороховой сажей. |
You just hit her in the head with your gun! |
Ты только что ударил ее по голове своим пистолетом ! |
The gun had been fired and not cleaned since. |
Из автомата стреляли, а потом его не почистили. |
Shooting this China with the gun that killed Lincoln. |
Стрелять по фарфору из пистолета , которым застрелили Линкольна. |
At the end the bad guy somehow drops his gun. |
И в конце плохой парень нечаянно роняет своё оружие. |
They show you male strength in fist fights, gun fighting, and horseriding skills, hardiness and courage, real manhood, a true American, in a word. |
Они демонстрируют мужскую силу в драках, владение оружием и верховой ездой, выносливость, смелость, настоящее мужество — словом,истинного американца. |
Deal was for the gun, not the bullets. |
Договор был про пистолет , а не про пули. |
We’ve traced the gun that was in the purse. |
Дрейк проследил историю пистолета , найденного в ее сумочке. |
A madman running around the Ritz with a loaded gun. |
Сумасшедший бегает по Рицу с заряженным пистолетом ! |
His hand rested on the handle of his gun. |
Кейт заметила, что вторая его рука сжимает рукоятку пистолета . |
I usually keep a gun in the kitchen drawer. |
В выдвижной полке кухонного шкафа я обычно храню пистолет . |
Grease residue suggests that Franks kept a gun in there. |
Следы смазки позволяют предположить, что Фрэнкс хранил там пистолет . |
His big hands lifted my jacket and took the gun. |
Его большие руки приподняли мой жакет и взяли пистолет . |
Sam took out his gun and pointed it at Myron. |
Сэм достал свою пушку и направил ее на Майрона. |
Then he got the gun from the kitchen table. |
Потом Оверстрит взял с кухонного стола пистолет и взвел курок. |
Ray jumped from the bed and grabbed the gun. |
Рэй вскочил с постели, молниеносным движением выхватил пистолет . |
He died of multiple gun shot wound and severe hypothermia. |
Он умер от многочисленных пулевых ранений и серьезного обморожения. |
How is he still carrying a gun and badge? |
Почему он до сих пор носит оружие и значок? |
There was a halfway intelligent gun bunny dropping rounds. |
Мины в ствол опускал наполовину смышленый посторонний помощник наводчика. |
No gun, no ketamine, no mountain climbing equipment. |
Ни оружия, ни кетамина, ни альпинисткого снаряжения. |
Who was holding the gun that fired the final shot? |
Кто держал ружье, из которого был произведен последний выстрел? |
Bob Gallaudet will grant Ainge immunity on the gun charge. |
Боб Галлодет обеспечит Инджу иммунитет от обвинений в хранении оружия. |
Spare keys to the door and to the gun store. |
Запасной ключ от двери и от комнаты с оружием. |
Dylan placed the gun and badge on the desk. |
Дилан положил на стол знак и личный пистолет Нейта. |
[ gun cocks ] people underestimate the tactical importance of tv in urban warfare. |
люди недооценивают тактическое значение телевидения при ведении боевых действий в городских условиях. |
The sky pulsed with gun flashes, was laced by the red threads of falling fuses and crazed by the fierce trails of rockets. |
Небо, прочерченное красными нитями падающих запалов и мечущихся ракет, пульсировало вспышками орудийных выстрелов. |
She must have practiced a great deal to be able to handle the slippery bulk of the gun with such dexterity. |
Она, должно быть, немало тренировалась, чтоб достичь такой ловкости в обращении с громоздким, скользким оружием. |
After a siege of several hours and an extended gun and mortar battle, Gaddafi’s compound fell. |
После многочасовой осады и продолжительного обстрела из огнестрельного оружия и миномётов комплекс Каддафи пал. |
Ballistics says the bullet that killed Chavez definitely came from Lassiter’s gun. |
Баллистическая экспертиза подтвердила, что пуля, убившая Шавеза, была выпущена из табельного оружия Ласситера. |
Bax Englekling got free of his bonds, got ahold of the gun and fired a wounding shot before the killer got the gun back and shot him. |
Бакс Энгелклинг каким — то образом освободился от пут, завладел оружием, выстрелил в убийцу и ранил его. |
Two full-thickness burns to the posterior triangle of the neck corresponding with a high-amperage stun gun. |
Два глубоких ожога в области заднего шейного треугольника похожих на следы от высоковольтного шокера. |
I didn’t bring my gun, but I’m sure you have a spare. |
Пистолета я не захватила, но у тебя наверняка есть запасной. |
I had left both knives and my backup gun in the Jeep. |
Оба ножа и запасной пистолет я оставила в джипе. |
Took the two spare magazines out of the rag and laid them next to the gun. |
Достал из свертка две запасные обоймы и положил их рядом с пистолетом . |
The smallest boy wore a plastic ten-gallon hat and a toy six-gun rig. |
На младшем мальчике была широкополая пластиковая шляпа и игрушечный пояс с шестью пистолетиками . |
The gun dealer in Virginia identified your husband as the man he sold the gun to. |
Продавец оружия в Вирджинии узнал в вашем муже человека, которому он продал пистолет . |
The shorter man inserted the key, turned it silently, then lowered the barrel of the gun to the lock. |
Он вставил ключ и стал осторожно поворачивать его, после чего приложил ствол пистолета к замку. |
From the guy whose tiny gun came With a matching purse. |
Это говорит парень, чей миниатюрный пистолет шёл в комплекте с сумочкой. |
Previously arrested for attempted murder, assault, gun charges. |
В прошлом арестовывался за попытку убийства, насилия, незаконное хранение оружия. |
The arm homed in automatically on the old gun, moving with alarming speed and determination. |
Автоматический захват быстро и уверенно сомкнулся на старом стволе. |
1
as in firearm
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
2
as in artillery
guns plural
large firearms (as cannons or rockets)
the field commander called for the big guns to be deployed for the full-scale assault
as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood
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1. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).
Synonyms
- stock
- cartridge remover
- whaling gun
- air gun
- airgun
- antiaircraft gun
- action
- gun muzzle
- gun-sight
- flak
- ack-ack
- gun chamber
- firing mechanism
- antiaircraft
- spring gun
- small-arm
- barrel
- cannon
- gunstock
- piece
- minute gun
- extractor
- action mechanism
- cartridge ejector
- firearm
- gunsight
- safety lock
- firing chamber
- arm
- safety catch
- trigger
- magazine
- set gun
- gun trigger
- gun barrel
- breechloader
- clip
- cartridge extractor
- gas gun
- cartridge clip
- Quaker gun
- weapon system
- ack-ack gun
- air rifle
- gunlock
- muzzle
- weapon
- flack
- ejector
- pom-pom
Antonyms
- disassemble
- disjoin
- black
- white
Rhymes with Gun
- puget-1
- terrebonne
- simeone
- overdone
- mcmunn
- mcfun
- homerun
- undone
- rerun
- redone
- outrun
- outdone
- lajeune
- thrun
- stun
- spun
- one
- hyun
- grun
- gruhn
- byun
- brunn
- brun
- bruhn
- yun
- youn
- won
- tonne
- ton
- thun
Sentences with gun
1. Noun, singular or mass
Spray solvent onto the gun metal and use a dry chamois cloth to work it into the metal.
2. Adjective
Coat all components with a light coat of gun oil.
Quotes about gun
1. On ‘Sufferer,’ I’m talking about the younger generation that has no other option for success than to find a gun somewhere. I try to appeal to them: ‘I know you a sufferer, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t or shouldn’t expect any better.’ It’s a lot different than from what I usually say, like, ‘Get busy, shake that thing.’
— Sean Paul
2. I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.- Atticus Finch
— Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
3. As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking — or lack of thinking.
— Thomas Sowell
2. six-gun
noun. a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets).
Synonyms
- Colt
- shooting iron
- pistol
- revolver
- six-shooter
- side arm
3. gun-sight
noun. a sight used for aiming a gun.
Synonyms
- view finder
- peep sight
- telescopic sight
- gun
- gunsight
- open sight
- telescope sight
- battlesight
- battle sight
- finder
- viewfinder
- sights
- panoramic sight
4. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] large but transportable armament.
Synonyms
- cannon
- four-pounder
- heavy weapon
- stock
- ordnance
- armament
- field artillery
- field gun
- artillery
- battery
Antonyms
- stabilization
- dormant
- inactivity
- inactiveness
5. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.
Synonyms
- firing off
- discharge
Antonyms
- overstock
- understock
- irregular
6. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability).
Synonyms
- shooter
- shot
Antonyms
- unmuzzle
- untie
- dissuasion
7. gun
verb. [‘ˈgʌn’] shoot with a gun.
Synonyms
- shoot
- machine gun
Antonyms
- understate
- leaded gasoline
- unleaded gasoline
8. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine.
Synonyms
- pump
Antonyms
- defense
- offensive
9. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] a pedal that controls the throttle valve.
Synonyms
- foot lever
- gas
- auto
- car
- accelerator
- motorcar
- aeroplane
- gas pedal
- treadle
- automobile
- foot pedal
- machine
- accelerator pedal
- pedal
- plane
- airplane
Antonyms
- nonstandard
- activation
- sink
- source
10. gun
noun. [‘ˈgʌn’] a professional killer who uses a gun.
Synonyms
- gunman
- hitman
- shooter
- murderer
- gun for hire
- liquidator
- manslayer
- hit man
- gunslinger
- triggerman
- torpedo
Antonyms
- disarm
- lengthen
- detach
- unclip
Synonyms for (noun) gun
Synonyms: gun
Definition: the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
Usage: two runners started before the gun; a twenty gun salute
Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, throttle, gas, gas pedal, gun
Definition: a pedal that controls the throttle valve
Usage: he stepped on the gas
Synonyms: artillery, ordnance, heavy weapon, gun
Definition: large but transportable armament
Similar words: armament
Definition: weaponry used by military or naval force
Synonyms: grease-gun, gun
Definition: a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
Similar words: pump
Definition: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
Synonyms: gun
Definition: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Similar words: arm, weapon, weapon system
Definition: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Usage: he was licensed to carry a weapon
Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, triggerman, torpedo, shooter
Definition: a professional killer who uses a gun
Similar words: murderer, manslayer, liquidator
Definition: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Synonyms: gun, gunman
Definition: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
Similar words: shooter, shot
Definition: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Usage: he is a crack shot; a poor shooter
Synonyms for (verb) gun
Synonyms: gun
Definition: shoot with a gun
Similar words: blast, shoot
Definition: fire a shot
Usage: the gunman blasted away