ALL meanings of cannon
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C c - noun cannon the metal loop at the top of a bell, from which it is suspended 3
- noun cannon a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another 3
- noun cannon the points scored by this 3
- noun cannon a rebound or bouncing back, as of a ball off a wall 3
- noun cannon either of the two parts of a vambrace 3
- verb cannon to collide (with) 3
- verb cannon to make a cannon 3
- noun cannon ˈJoseph Gurney (ˈgɜrni ) ; gʉrˈnē) 1836-1926; U.S. congressman 3
- noun cannon a large, mounted piece of artillery; sometimes, specif., a large gun with a relatively short barrel, as a howitzer 3
- noun cannon an automatic gun, mounted on an aircraft 3
- noun cannon a part on a bell by which it is hung 3
- noun cannon cannon bone 3
- noun cannon a hollow tube within which a shaft revolves independently of the outer tube 3
- abbreviation CANNON carom 3
- verb transitive cannon to attack with cannon fire 3
- verb transitive cannon to cause to carom 3
- intransitive verb cannon to fire cannon 3
- intransitive verb cannon to make a carom 3
- countable noun cannon A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles. 3
- countable noun cannon A cannon is a heavy automatic gun, especially one that is fired from an aircraft. 3
- verb cannon If one person or thing cannons into another, they bump into them with great force. 3
- noun cannon an automatic aircraft gun of large calibre 3
- noun cannon a heavy artillery piece consisting of a metal tube mounted on a carriage 3
- noun cannon a heavy tube or drum, esp one that can rotate freely on the shaft by which it is supported 3
- noun cannon A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare. 1
- noun plural cannon a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar. 1
- noun plural cannon British Machinery. quill (def 10). 1
- noun plural cannon Armor. a cylindrical or semicylindrical piece of plate armor for the upper arm or forearm; a vambrace or rerebrace. 1
- noun plural cannon Also called cannon bit, canon bit. a round bit for a horse. 1
- noun plural cannon the part of a bit that is in the horse's mouth. 1
- noun plural cannon (on a bell) the metal loop by which a bell is hung. 1
- noun plural cannon Zoology. cannon bone. the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is situated. 1
- noun plural cannon British. a carom in billiards. 1
- noun plural cannon Underworld Slang. a pickpocket. 1
- verb without object cannon to discharge cannon. 1
- verb without object cannon British. to make a carom in billiards. 1
- noun cannon Annie Jump [juhmp] /dʒʌmp/ (Show IPA), 1863–1941, U.S. astronomer. 1
- noun cannon Joseph Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), ("Uncle Joe") 1836–1926, U.S. politician and legislator. 1
- noun cannon gun on wheels 1
- noun cannon gun of a tank 1
- noun cannon A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. 0
- noun cannon A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock. 0
- noun cannon (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece. 0
- noun cannon (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom. 0
- noun cannon (Informal) (baseball, figuratively) The arm of a player that can throw well. 0
- noun cannon (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently. 0
- noun cannon (printing) Alternative form of canon (a large size of type). 0
- verb cannon To bombard with cannons. 0
- verb cannon (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To play the carom billiard shot. To strike two balls with the cue ball. 0
- verb cannon To fire something, especially spherical, rapidly. 0