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.