gun
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gun
n 1: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity
(especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2: large but transportable armament [syn: artillery, heavy
weapon, ordnance]
3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: gunman]
4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: gunman, gunslinger,
hired gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman,
torpedo, shooter]
5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease
into parts of a machine [syn: grease-gun]
6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal,
gas, throttle]
7: the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military
ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
v : shoot with a gun
[also: gunning, gunned]