gun

[ɡʌn]

Definition:
1. A weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells.
2. A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel).
3. Shoot with a gun.

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Synonyms: weapon

Similar: gunman

Use 'gun' in a sentence:

1. This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for.
2. No one spotted that the gun was a fake.
3. He carried a loaded gun.
4. A guard zapped him with the stun gun.
5. The attacker threatened them with a gun.
6. He refused to yield up his gun.
7. His gun was a badge of power for him.
8. He tried to turn the gun on me.
9. When he pointed the gun at me, I thought I was done for.
10. She raised the gun and fired.
11. The gun was aimed at her head.
12. Kate grabbed for the robber's gun.
13. Frank, you old son of a gun ─ I haven't seen you for months.
14. My car's at the shop ─ the son of a gun broke down again.
15. Is the gun loaded?
16. The gun went off by accident.
17. His prints were found on the gun.
18. He wrested the gun from my grasp.
19. She tried to seize the gun from him.
20. He brought out a gun and frightened them off.
21. A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
22. In the distance machine guns were blazing.
23. Look out, he's got a gun!
24. He turned the gun on himself.
25. The starting gun blasted and they were off.
26. When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.
27. Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us.
28. She managed to snatch the gun from his hand.
29. The area is still being pounded by rebel guns.
30. In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
31. The gun misfired after one shot and jammed.
32. She is, figuratively speaking, holding a gun to his head.
33. Work is going great guns now.
34. He pointed a gun at her.
35. Alec never carried a gun to my knowledge.
36. The gun went 'bang'.
37. I knew how to load and handle a gun.
38. The government must take decisive action on gun control.
39. He fired the gun into the air.
40. Suddenly the unthinkable happened and he drew out a gun.
41. Well, son of a gun ─ and I thought the old guy couldn't dance!
42. Is that gun licensed?
43. I'm really under the gun today.
44. We heard the sound of guns firing.
45. She's gunning for the top job.
46. Used cartridges are ejected from the gun after firing.
47. Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade.
48. A radar gun timed the speed of the baseball.
49. The gun roared deafeningly.