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]