at gunpoint

at gun·point

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at guhn-point]
- /æt ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at guhn-point]
- /æt ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt/

Definitions of at gunpoint words

phrase at gunpoint If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them. 3
noun at gunpoint being under or using the threat of being shot 3
noun at gunpoint the point or aim of a gun. 1
idioms at gunpoint at gunpoint, under threat of being shot: He carried out the robber's orders at gunpoint. 1
adverb at gunpoint threatened with gun 1
adverb at gunpoint under threat 1

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Origin of at gunpoint

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; gun1 + point

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Parts of speech for At gunpoint

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of At gunpoint

at gunpoint popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for at gunpoint

adv at gunpoint

pressured — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.

Just one Synonym for at gunpoint