zip gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zip guhn]
- /zɪp gʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zip guhn]
- /zɪp gʌn/

Definitions of zip gun words

noun zip gun a homemade pistol, typically consisting of a metal tube taped to a wooden stock and firing a .22-caliber bullet. 1
noun zip gun a crude homemade pistol, esp one powered by a spring or rubber band 0
noun zip gun a crude, improvised pistol, usually consisting of a piece of pipe attached to a wooden stock, with a firing pin actuated by a rubber band or a spring 0

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Origin of zip gun

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Zip gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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zip gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

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Synonyms for zip gun

noun zip gun

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.
machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
mg — Milligram(s).
mitrailleuse — a machine gun.

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