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- [guhn]
- /gʌn/
- /ɡʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guhn]
- /gʌn/
Definitions of gun word
- noun gun Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand. 1
- noun gun the winning of such a game by laying down a full set of matched cards, earning the winner a bonus of 20 or 25 points. 1
- verb with object gun to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin. 1
- verb with object gun to snare (game). 1
- verb without object gun to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets. 1
- idioms gun give the gun, Slang. to put into motion or speed up: We gave the motor the gun and drove off. 1
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Origin of gun
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English gunne, gonne, apparently short for Anglo-Latin Gunilda, gonnyld, name for engine of war; compare Old Norse Gunna, short for Gunnhildr woman's name
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Parts of speech for Gun
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gun popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gun
noun gun
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- rifle — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
- pistol — a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- ordnance — cannon or artillery.
verb gun
- look for — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
Antonyms for gun
noun gun
- irgun — a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
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