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- [muh-sheen guhn]
- /məˈʃin gʌn/
- /məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-sheen guhn]
- /məˈʃin gʌn/
Definitions of machine-gun word
- verb with object machine-gun to shoot at with a machine gun. 1
- noun machine-gun a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed. 1
- verb machine-gun To fire a machine gun. 0
- verb machine-gun To kill people with a machine gun. 0
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Origin of machine-gun
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Machine-gun
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
machine-gun popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for machine-gun
noun machine-gun
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- gatling gun — an early type of machine gun consisting of a revolving cluster of barrels around a central axis, each barrel being automatically loaded and fired every revolution of the cluster.
- mg — Milligram(s).
- uzi — a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design.
- mitrailleuse — a machine gun.
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