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• GUN (noun)
Meaning:
A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Meronyms (parts of "gun"):
gunstock; stock (the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun)
safety catch; safety lock (guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired)
gun trigger; trigger (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
gun-sight; gunsight (a sight used for aiming a gun)
gun muzzle; muzzle (the open circular discharging end of a gun)
firing mechanism; gunlock (the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)
firing chamber; gun chamber (chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge)
cartridge clip; cartridge holder; clip; magazine (a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun)
cartridge extractor; cartridge remover; extractor (a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector)
cartridge ejector; ejector (a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing)
barrel; gun barrel (a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired)
action; action mechanism (the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun"):
whaling gun (a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale)
set gun; spring gun (a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off)
Quaker gun (a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood)
minute gun ((military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral))
gas gun (a gun that fires gas shells)
firearm; piece; small-arm (a portable gun)
cannon (heavy gun fired from a tank)
cannon (heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane)
breechloader (a gun that is loaded at the breech)
ack-ack; ack-ack gun; antiaircraft; antiaircraft gun; flack; flak; pom-pom (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
air gun; air rifle; airgun (a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air)
Meaning:
Large but transportable armament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
artillery; heavy weapon; gun; ordnance
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
armament (weaponry used by military or naval force)
Meronyms (parts of "gun"):
gunstock; stock (the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun"):
cannon (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
arbalest; arbalist; ballista; bricole; catapult; mangonel; onager; trebuchet; trebucket (medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles)
field artillery; field gun (movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops))
four-pounder (an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds)
Holonyms ("gun" is a part of...):
battery (a collection of related things intended for use together)
Meaning:
A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gunman; gun
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
shooter; shot (a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot))
Meaning:
A professional killer who uses a gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hitman; gun for hire; gunman; gunslinger; hired gun; hit man; triggerman; torpedo; gun; shooter
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
liquidator; manslayer; murderer (a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))
Meaning:
A hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
grease-gun; gun
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
Meaning:
A pedal that controls the throttle valve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle; gas; gun
Context example:
he stepped on the gas
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)
Holonyms ("gun" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Meaning:
The discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
two runners started before the gun / a twenty gun salute
Hypernyms ("gun" is a kind of...):
discharge; firing; firing off (the act of discharging a gun)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
• GUN (verb)
Meaning:
Shoot with a gun
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "gun" is one way to...):
shoot (fire a shot)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gun"):
machine gun (shoot with a machine gun)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Also:
gun down (strike down or shoot down)
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