ALL meanings of gun
gun
G g - noun gun handgun 1
- noun gun rifle 1
- noun gun shotgun 1
- noun gun cannon 1
- intransitive verb gun discharge weapons 1
- transitive verb gun race engine 1
- noun gun A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon. 1
- noun Definition of gun in Technology (jargon) (ITS, from the ":GUN" command) To forcibly terminate a program or job (computer, not career). "Some idiot left a background process running soaking up half the cycles, so I gunned it." Compare can. 1
- 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
- idioms gun jump the gun, Slang. to begin a race before the starting signal. to begin prematurely; act too hastily. 1
- idioms gun spike someone's guns, to frustrate or prevent someone from accomplishing a plan: Our competitors planned a surprise reduction in their rates, but we discovered it and were able to spike their guns. 1
- idioms gun stick to one's guns, to maintain one's position in the face of opposition; stand firm: They stuck to their guns and refused to submit. Also, stand by one's guns. 1
- idioms gun under the gun, under pressure, as to meet a deadline or solve a problem: We're all under the gun with these new sales quotas. 1
- verb gun past participle of gin3 . 1
- countable noun gun A gun is a weapon from which bullets or other things are fired. 0
- countable noun gun A gun or a starting gun is an object like a gun that is used to make a noise to signal the start of a race. 0
- verb gun To gun an engine or a vehicle means to make it start or go faster by pressing on the accelerator pedal. 0
- noun gun a weapon with a metallic tube or barrel from which a missile is discharged, usually by force of an explosion. It may be portable or mounted. In a military context the term applies specifically to a flat-trajectory artillery piece 0
- noun gun (as modifier) 0
- noun gun the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial 0
- noun gun a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate 0
- noun gun any device used to project something under pressure 0
- noun gun an armed criminal; gunman 0
- noun gun an expert 0
- verb gun to shoot (someone) with a gun 0
- verb gun to press hard on the accelerator of (an engine) 0
- verb gun to hunt with a gun 0
- noun gun a weapon consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is discharged by the force of an explosive 0
- noun gun technically, a heavy weapon with a relatively long barrel fixed in a mount, as a cannon or machine gun 0
- noun gun a rifle 0
- noun gun a pistol or revolver 0
- noun gun any similar device not discharged by an explosive 0
- noun gun a discharge of a gun in signaling or saluting 0
- noun gun anything like a gun in shape or use 0
- noun gun gunman (sense 1) 0
- noun gun the throttle of an engine 0
- intransitive verb gun to shoot or hunt with a gun; go shooting or hunting 0
- verb transitive gun to shoot (a person) intentionally 0
- verb transitive gun to advance the throttle of (an engine) so as to increase the speed 0
- noun gun A gun is a device used to project something under pressure. 0
- noun gun A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. 0
- noun gun (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). 0
- noun gun (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns. 0
- noun gun (Colloquial) A man who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun. 0
- noun gun (Colloquial) (chiefly in the plural) The biceps. 0