All gun synonyms
gun
G g noun gun
- piece β a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- rifle β 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 β A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
- pistol β a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- shotgun β a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- revolver β a handgun having a revolving chambered cylinder for holding a number of cartridges, which may be discharged in succession without reloading.
- mortar β a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- hardware β metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery.
- handgun β any firearm that can be held and fired with one hand; a revolver or a pistol.
- ordnance β cannon or artillery.
- musket β a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle.
- rod β a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney.
- difference β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- uzi β a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design.
- howitzer β a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
- persuader β a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
- blaster β a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
- magnum β a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- flintlock β an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
- forty-five β a cardinal number, 40 plus 5.
- saturday-night special β a cheap, small-caliber handgun that is easily obtainable and concealable.
- peashooter β a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- thirty-eight β a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.
verb gun
- look for β 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 β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- piggyback β on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- give rise to β 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 β to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
- vet β veterinarian.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- pick off β the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick.
- accelerate β If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- pack β a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- chew over β If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
- speed up β an increasing of speed.
- vetting β veterinarian.
- size up β the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
- rev β a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- set off β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- shlep β to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- grousing β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- humped β having a hump.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- give chase β to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- fetch β to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- make tracks β a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.