gun

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

guns

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

gun

past (v2)

gunned

past participle (v3)

gunned

present participle

gunning

3rd person singular

guns

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.

   • The piercing gun cannot be disinfected and therefore there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis and other infections.

2. 2.A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.

   • It would be especially interesting if someone can find an "airplane gun", which generates airplanes at regular intervals.
   • The glider gun on the bottom of the NOT circuit emits a continuous stream of gliders, while the data stream source emits a glider only when there is a value of 1 in the stream[…].

3. 3.A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

   • Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
   • Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.

4. 4.A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).

   • The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.
   • I don't need a gun.
   • I've never shot a gun.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To cause to speed up.

2. 2.To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).(informal)

   • We're all gunning for you.

3. 3.(gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.(informal)

   • Australian John Landy, one of Bannister’s rivals also gunning to break the four-minute barrier, took more than a second off the Briton’s time in Turku, Finland, a few weeks later.

4. 4.To shoot with a gun.

   • What's the use of foolishness like calling a gentleman bad names when he can gun you in the dark and you're no good even at striking matches?

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Uncommon