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gun en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ˈɡɜn/ Southern US, Midland US, African-American Vernacular
/ˈɡʌn/
gŭn
/ɡʊn/ (Ireland, Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”). The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".

Meanings

A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate. And I think that's why he's so firm on literally arming everyone. I think if you don't have a gun in your hands... well, let's not find out what that world would be. 2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5
- Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
- Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.
A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. ▸ A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. ▸ A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. ▸ A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. ▸ A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
(figuratively) A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. ▸ A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.
- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts. 1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01:
- 21-gun salute
A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. ▸ Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- nail gun
- zipgun
- air-pressure pellet gun
A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. ▸ A device or tool that projects a substance.
- spray gun
- squirt gun
- grease gun
A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. ▸ A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- a price-label gun
- The piercing gun cannot be disinfected and therefore there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis and other infections. 2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 193:
- screw gun
- a rivet gun
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).
- 2000, Drew Kampion, surfline.com by the winter of 1962, the Brewer Surfboards Hawaii gun was the most in-demand big-wave equipment on the North Shore.
A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- It would be especially interesting if someone can find an "airplane gun", which generates airplanes at regular intervals. 2007 February 23, Frank, “Life on the Edge”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
- Greene's period-416 2c/5 spaceship gun 2010, Andrew Adamatzky, Game of Life Cellular Automata, page 74:
- The glider gun on the bottom of the NOT circuit emits a continuous stream of gliders, while the data stream source emits a glider only when there is a value of 1 in the stream[…]. 2000, Gary William Flake, The computational beauty of nature:
(colloquial, metonymically) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- […] we had one lawman - Sheriff Dirty Herwick, "the slowest gun in the West." Dirty was a kindly man, a java addict whose knees knocked at the sight of blood. Back then, we winched our own car wrecks out of ravines and chased away mountain lions with kitchen brooms. 1991 12, “Ski”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 256:
- They want to take on the fastest gun in town. 2015 February 26, Neil Hickey, Adventures in the Scribblers Trade: The Most Fun You Can Have, iUniverse, →ISBN:
- "I must say, I quite enjoy having the best detective in the business, and the fastest gun in the West, on my payroll." "First of all," Clint said tightly, "I'm not the fastest gun in the West, and second, I'm not on your payroll." Royce held up both of his hands. "I didn't mean to offend you, sir[…]" (Can we date this quote?), J.R. Roberts, Death in Denver, Speaking Volumes, →ISBN:
- "He's a fast gun out of Arizona." 2015 August 31, Raymond C. Merriam, Hell’S Partner, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
- Some said that the cowboy was the fastest gun in the West.
- "They say he's the fastest gun in the whole goddamn world." "I thought Blackie was supposed to be the best," Harlow remarked. “That's what all you chaps keep tellin' me." "Blackie is the fastest gun in the Oklahoma Territory,"[…] (Can we date this quote?), J.R. Roberts, Gundown in Paradise, Speaking Volumes, →ISBN:
An electron gun.
- The problem is figuring out how to get the electrons from the red gun to hit only the red phosphors, the electrons from the blue gun to hit only the blue phosphors, and so on. 2012, Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer, Number by Colors, page 202:
(colloquial, plural-normally) The biceps.
(in-plural) Violent blasts of wind.
(Australia, New-Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.

Forms

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guns	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (342)

el κανόνι (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · kk пистолет (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · nb håndvåpen (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · wa pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pl strzelba (less portable, long weapon) · uz toʻpponcha (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fr fusil (less portable, long weapon) · sv bössa (less portable, long weapon) · no børse (shooting device functioning through stored energy) · ca escopeta (less portable, long weapon) · bg пу́шка (less portable, long weapon) · cy drylliau (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · sk puška (less portable, long weapon) · sv kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · tr tabanca (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pl pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ro pușcă (less portable, long weapon) · mn ᠪᠤᠤ (less portable, long weapon) · pl działo (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ru ору́дие (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · br kanol (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · km កាំភ្លើង (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · zdj ɓunɗuki (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lt patranka (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · da revolver (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · acw مُسَدَّس (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mi pū (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ja ガン (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · th ปืน (less portable, long weapon) · ps توپنګچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mn ᠭᠠᠷ ᠫᠤᠤ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · yi ביקס (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · el περίστροφο (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ko 총 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pt canhão (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ps تومانچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru ружьё (less portable, long weapon) · bjn sinapang (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ps تمانچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · cmn 大砲 /大炮 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · nb kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · fi haupitsi (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · nv beeʼeldǫǫh (less portable, long weapon) · mr बंदूक (less portable, long weapon) · fa-ira تُفَنْگ (less portable, long weapon) · sah саа (less portable, long weapon) · ur تَپَنْچَہ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru пу́шка (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hu puska (less portable, long weapon) · nn gevær (less portable, long weapon) · nmn thòbolò (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · it fucile (less portable, long weapon) · lt revolveris (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sq armë (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · he אֶקְדָּח (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ja 鉄砲 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · is byssa (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · la sclopetum (less portable, long weapon) · nn håndvåpen (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · br arm-tan (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ca pistola (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fr flingue (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · co fucile (less portable, long weapon) · pt arma de fogo (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · svs kukuro (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · bua буу (less portable, long weapon) · mk пушка (less portable, long weapon) · he תּוֹתָח (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · kmr demance (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lt armota (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · kn ಕೋವಿ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sv handbössa (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · min sinapang (less portable, long weapon) · sl top (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · hi तमंचा (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ro revolver (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · duo palattug (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · bn বন্দুক (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ms bedil (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · bg лонгборд (long surfboard designed for surfing big waves) · oj baashkizigan (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ce тапча class ю (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mi pūrākau (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · svs bolotangana (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru револьве́р (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · khb ᦓᦱᧆ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · om qawwee (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ky пистолет (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · prs تُفَنْگْچَه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lep ᰠᰌᰬᰲᰕᰧ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sn pfuti (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hy հրացան (less portable, long weapon) · sv pistol (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · de Pistole (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · th ปืน (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · it cannone (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · nn kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · da haubits (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · tg таппонча (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pt obus (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · ro pistol (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hu löveg (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · fi tykki (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · mnc ᠮᡳᠶ᠋ᠣᠣᠴᠠᠨ (less portable, long weapon) · lv šautene (less portable, long weapon) · vo gün (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lv bise (less portable, long weapon) · ti ሽጉጥ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · yi פּיסטויל (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sv haubits (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · cmn 火砲 /火炮 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ln bondóki (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sk kanón (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · chr ᎦᎶᏪ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ja 大砲 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · sw bunduki (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · zza tıfıng (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · alt колмылтык (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tl baril (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ky тапанча (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · is skotvopn (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ckb دەمانچە (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · vi súng lục (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pdt Flint (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ko 권총 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · nb skyts (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · co pistola (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · kjh мылтых (less portable, long weapon) · ar مُسَدَّسَة (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tk pistolýet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tg пистолет (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ka თოფი (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sv gevär (less portable, long weapon) · bcl badil (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · es cañón (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · xwo ᡋᡇᡇ᠋ (less portable, long weapon) · tk sapança (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · vi súng sáu (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ar طَبَنْجَة (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · scn scupetta (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ms pistol (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lv revolveris (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · dlg һаа (less portable, long weapon) · he תּוֹתָח (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · lo ປືນ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tr top (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · inh йоккха топ (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · fr flingue (shooting device functioning through stored energy) · hu lőfegyver (less portable, long weapon) · mww phom (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · as বন্দুক (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lt pistoletas (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · as হিলৈ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · te తుపాకీ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ug تاپانچا (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · de Geschütz (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · es pistola (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ca canó (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ain テッポ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · cs dělo (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · cmn 槍 /枪 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · oc pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · de Handbüchse (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tyv боо (less portable, long weapon) · ur بَنْدُوق (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · is fallbyssa (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · mnc ᠮᡳᠶᠣᠣᠴᠠᠨ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tr top (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · gd dag (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · la sclopetum (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru ору́дие (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · scn scupetta (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · ja 銃 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · es escopeta (less portable, long weapon) · eo fusilo (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru ствол (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · scn scupetta (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ko 총 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · nl pistool (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ka ქვემეხი (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ngh ǃʻabu (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hu ágyú (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ps تفنګچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · bo མེ་མདའ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mn буу (less portable, long weapon) · nv beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · mn гар буу (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pl strzelba (shooting device functioning through stored energy) · mnw သေနာတ် (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · es rifle (less portable, long weapon) · kk тапанша (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · nl vuurwapen (less portable, long weapon) · nv beeʼeldǫǫh (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sw bunduki (less portable, long weapon) · prs تَپَانْچَه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · el πιστόλι (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pl rewolwer (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · it pistola (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fr pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · nl geweer (less portable, long weapon) · nb gevær (less portable, long weapon) · fi tykki (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · pl armata (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · xh umpu (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · it obice (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · cy dryll (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · br pistolenn (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · id pistol (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lt šautuvas (less portable, long weapon) · my သေနတ် (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · eo pafilo (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · io fusilo (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fi kivääri (less portable, long weapon) · min mariam (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · gd gunna (less portable, long weapon) · uz pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ru пистоле́т (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · vi đại bác (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · cmn 手槍 /手枪 (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · eo fusilo (less portable, long weapon) · lt pabūklas (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · is byssa (less portable, long weapon) · am ጠመንጃ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mn ᠫᠤᠤ (less portable, long weapon) · az pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · pt rifle (less portable, long weapon) · da håndvåben (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · co pistulettu (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tr tüfek (less portable, long weapon) · sq pistoletë (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hy ատրճանակ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · new तुपः (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · da kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · az tapança (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fa-ira تَپانْچِه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ar مِدْفَع (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · sid qawwe (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · zdj ɓunɗuki (less portable, long weapon) · sv kanon (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · pi aggināḷi (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · min badia (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ka ქვემეხი (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · cmn 砲 /炮 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · vi súng ngắn (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · he רוֹבֶה (less portable, long weapon) · km កាំភ្លើង (less portable, long weapon) · ur تُفَن٘گ (less portable, long weapon) · sk delo (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · br arm-tan (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · tk pistolet (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · vi đại bác (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · ru пу́шка (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · nl kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ru пу́шка (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ro tun (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · co pistolettu (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · de Kanone (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · da pistol (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · za cungq (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hu stukker (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · chr ᎦᎶᏇ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · xal бу (less portable, long weapon) · sh pìštōlj (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · io fusilo (less portable, long weapon) · alt пистолет (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fr canon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · ce топ (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · gld миоча̄н (less portable, long weapon) · de Gewehr (less portable, long weapon) · prs تُفَنْگ (less portable, long weapon) · ce топ (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · cy drylliau (less portable, long weapon) · ln fataki (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ms senapang (less portable, long weapon) · hu pisztoly (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ar مُسَدَّس (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · es obús (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · ta துப்பாக்கி (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ur تَمَنْچَہ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ps تپانچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tg туфангча (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · uk пістоле́т (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · crk ᐹᐢᑭᓯᑲᐣ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · bg пистоле́т (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · wa carabene (less portable, long weapon) · nl vuurwapen (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · fi pistooli (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · tyv боо (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · jra phao (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sv bössa (shooting device functioning through stored energy) · sl havbica (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · gu બંદૂક (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · cy dryll (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sh пѝшто̄љ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · hi बंदूक़ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ms bedil (less portable, long weapon) · ka ქვემეხი (less portable, long weapon) · ca obús (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · mr बंदूक (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · da bøsse (less portable, long weapon) · haw waikī (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · vi súng trường (less portable, long weapon) · si තුවක්කුවක් (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sl puška (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ha bindiga (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · cs pistole (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · el τουφέκι (less portable, long weapon) · de Kanone (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · pt pistola (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · cs puška (less portable, long weapon) · yi האַרמאַט (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · pt fuzil (less portable, long weapon) · af kanon (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · da gevær (less portable, long weapon) · bg оръ́дие (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · wa fizik (less portable, long weapon) · nrf arme (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ja 銃 (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · de Geschütz (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · hi पिस्तौल (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · min mariam (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · fi pyssy (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · is byssa (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · nrf arme (less portable, long weapon) · am ሽጉጥ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · rif azidan (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lv lielgabals (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · cy dryll (less portable, long weapon) · nv beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh (military: cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) · da skyts (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · haw pū (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · be пістале́т (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · mk пиштол (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ml തോക്ക് (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · lv pistole (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · es fusil (less portable, long weapon) · es charpe (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · sk pištoľ (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ce топ (less portable, long weapon) · nl kanon (military: cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more) · ki mũcinga (portable, short weapon, for hand use) · ps توپنچه (portable, short weapon, for hand use)

gun en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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/ˈɡɜn/ Southern US, Midland US, African-American Vernacular
/ˈɡʌn/
gŭn
/ɡʊn/ (Ireland, Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”). The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".

Meanings

(transitive) To shoot with a gun.
- What's the use of foolishness like calling a gentleman bad names when he can gun you in the dark and you're no good even at striking matches? 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
(transitive) To cause to speed up.
- He gunned the engine.
(informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
- We're all gunning for you.
(informal) To strongly desire or seek, and make a great effort to obtain (something which one is 'gunning for' or 'gunning to do').
- Australian John Landy, one of Bannister’s rivals also gunning to break the four-minute barrier, took more than a second off the Briton’s time in Turku, Finland, a few weeks later. 2023, George Ramsay, Amy Woodyatt, “‘Like a chairlift up Everest’: Once running’s supreme challenge, has the value of a four-minute mile diminished?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), CNN:
To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- He's been gunning for you ever since you embarrassed him at the party.
To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
(US, ambitransitive, of a male prisoner, slang) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- […] all inmates participated in such conduct, and […] "the inmates gunned only female staff, not the all-male security staff," he said. 2010, BNA's Employment Discrimination Report:

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Spelling	Features	Source
gunned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
gunned	Tense=Past	lexicographic
gunning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
guns	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

Deriveds

outgun · gun room · gun off · gun up · gun down · gun it

Synonyms

gun down

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ru приба́вить газу (speed something up) · es disparar (speed something up) · ru газану́ть (speed something up) · pt acelerar (speed something up) · fi kiihdyttää (speed something up) · nl opdrijven (speed something up) · ru газова́ть (speed something up) · ca disparar (speed something up) · pl podkręcić (speed something up)

gun en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Related to ganef.

Meanings

(obsolete, slang) A magsman or street thief.
- To discover […] how the honest poor are compelled to hob-and-nob with the “shoful pitcher” and the “gun,” it is necessary to visit the vast nursery-grounds of crime. 1863, Blanchard Jerrold, Signals of Distress in Refuges and Homes of Charity (etc.), page 2:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
guns	Number=Plur		lexicographic

gun en · VERB · etymology 3

Etymology

From gunna, from gonna, from going to.

Meanings

(alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard spelling of going to.
alt of going to
- I'm gun go get my coat from da closet.

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gun en · VERB · etymology 1

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gun en · NOUN · etymology 2

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gun en · VERB · etymology 3

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