up-gun en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + gun.
Meanings
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(transitive) To equip with additional guns or more powerful guns.
Hitherto, up-gunning British tanks had been prevented because of a basic design parameter.
2001, David French, Raising Churchill's Army:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upgun | alternative | lexicographic | |
| up-gunning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| up-gunned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| up-gunned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| up-guns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |