n.

1. A weapon consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is fired at high velocity into a relatively flat trajectory.
2. A cannon with a long barrel and a relatively low angle of fire.
3. A portable firearm, such as a rifle or revolver.
4. A device resembling a firearm or cannon, as in its ability to project something, such as grease, under pressure or at great speed.
5. A discharge of a firearm or cannon as a signal or salute.
6. One, such as a hunter, who carries or uses a gun.
7. 1. A person skilled in the use of a gun.
   2. A professional killer: a hired gun.
8. The throttle of an engine, as of an automobile.

v., gunned, gun·ning, guns.

v.tr.

1. To shoot (a person): a bank robber who was gunned down by the police.
2. To open the throttle of (an engine) so as to accelerate: gunned the engine and sped off.
3. Maine. To hunt (game).

v.intr.

To hunt with a gun.

phrasal verb:

gun for

1. To pursue relentlessly so as to overcome or destroy.
2. To go after in earnest; set out to obtain: gunning for a promotion.

idioms:

go great guns

1. To proceed or perform with great speed, skill, or success.

hold a gun to (someone's) head

1. To put pressure on someone.

under the gun

1. Under great pressure or under threat.

[Middle English gonne, cannon, short for Gunilda, woman's name applied to a siege engine, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, woman's name : gunnr, war + hildr, war.]

verb

To wound or kill with a firearm. pick off, shoot. Slang plug. See help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with gun:
gung ho

In addition to the idiom beginning with gun, also see at gunpoint; big cheese (gun); great guns; hired gun; hold a gun to someone's head; jump the gun; smoking gun; son of a bitch (gun); stick to one's guns; under the gun.

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n. 1. a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.

2. a gunman: a hired gun.

3. (guns) slang, dated used as a nickname for a ship's gunnery officer.

4. the firing of a piece of artillery as a salute or signal: the boom of the one o'clock gun echoed across the river.

v. gunned, gunning (gun someone down)

shoot someone with a gun: they were gunned down by masked snipers.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

For more information on gun, visit Britannica.com.

1. See spray gun.
2. A pressure cylinder for delivering freshly mixed concrete pneumatically.
3. Shotcrete material delivery equipment; also see shotcrete gun.

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1. weapon for firing a projectile.
2. of the top rank, e.g. gun shearer.

• balling g. — see balling gun.
• dart g. — see blow dart.
• g. dog — one of the group of domestic dogs developed for use in hunting fowl. The dogs work with the hunter by detecting the scent of birds on the ground, then indicating their location (setters, pointers) or flushing them from the undergrowth, or by retrieving the fallen bird (retrievers). Called also sporting dogs.
• drenching g. — a handheld metal automatic syringe capable of delivering a preset dose of agent, most commonly an anthelmintic, and with a variable dose up to about 4 oz or about 120 ml, via the mouth.

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Artillery or other weaponry in which the barrel does not contain rifling (lands and grooves) used to spin a projectile for greater accuracy.

(DOD) 1. A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. 2. A cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more. See also howitzer; mortar.

IN BRIEF: A weapon that discharges a bullet at high velocity.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins. — Ayn Rand, (1905-1982), Russian born American writer and philosopher who advocated capitalism, individualism, and objectivism.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kanon, gevær, bøsse, tryksprøjte, jæger, tyv, pibe
v. tr. - skyde på, give fuld gas
v. intr. - jage med våben

idioms:

• big gun    stor kanon
• go great guns    gå strygende
• gun carriage    lavet
• gun dog    jagthund
• gun down    nedskydning
• gun for    være ude efter
• hand gun    håndvåben
• spike his guns    lamme hans handlekraft
• submachine gun    maskinpistol
• under the gun    under bevogtning
• with guns blazing    med vedvarende beskydning

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuurwapen, stuk geschut, start-/ spuitpistool, jager, gewapende crimineel/ terrorist, het afschieten van een vuurwapen, gaspedaal, schieten, jagen, een dot gas geven

Français (French)
n. - (gén) arme à feu, révolver, fusil, canon, pistolet, gangster, tireur
v. tr. - tirer, mettre les gaz
v. intr. - tirer

idioms:

• big gun    gros bonnet, huile
• go great guns    marcher très fort (les affaires), péter le feu (fam)
• gun carriage    affût de canon, prolonge d'artillerie (pour des funérailles)
• gun dog    chien de chasse
• gun down    abattre, descendre (qn)
• gun for    chercher des crosses à
• hand gun    pistolet
• spike someone's guns    mettre des bâtons dans les roues à qn
• submachine gun    mitraillette
• under the gun    sous pression
• with guns blazing    avec des armes à feu crachant des éclairs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schußwaffe, Geschütz, Gewehr, Pistole, Kanone, Startpistole
v. - erschießen, verfolgen, hochdrehen (Motor)

idioms:

• big gun    hohes Tier
• go great guns    in Schwung sein, wie geschmiert laufen
• gun carriage    (fahrbare) Geschützlafette
• gun dog    Jagdhund
• gun down    erschießen, niederschießen
• gun for    Jagd machen auf, abgesehen haben auf, sich bemühen um
• hand gun    Faustfeuerwaffe
• spike someone's guns    jds. feindliche Absichten vereilten
• submachine gun    Maschinenpistole
• under the gun    unter großem Druck
• with guns blazing    schwungvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυροβόλο όπλο, κανόνι, πιστόλι, περίστροφο, πιστολέτο, (μτφ.) πιστολάς, κουμπουροφόρος
v. - πυροβολώ, γκαζώνω (τη μηχανή)

idioms:

• big gun    (καθομ.) μεγαλουσιάνος
• go great guns    (καθομ.) τα πηγαίνω θαυμάσια
• gun carriage    (στρατ.) κιλλίβαντας πυροβόλου
• gun dog    κυνηγόσκυλο
• gun down    σκοτώνω με όπλο
• gun for    κυνηγώ να σκοτώσω, να τιμωρήσω
• hand gun    περίστροφο, μικρό όπλο
• spike his guns    του ανατρέπω τα σχέδια
• submachine gun    υποπολυβόλο, αυτόματο
• under the gun    υπό πίεση
• with guns blazing    πυροβολώντας αδιάκοπα

Italiano (Italian)
arma da fuoco

idioms:

• big gun    pezzo grosso
• go great guns    avanzare con energia
• gun carriage    base di mitragliatrice/cannone
• gun dog    cane da caccia
• gun down    abbattere
• gun for    causare guai
• spike his guns    guastare i piani di qualcuno
• submachine gun    fucile mitragliatore
• under the gun    forzatamente
• with guns blazing    con tutte le proprie energie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - canhão (m) (Mil.), fuzil (m) (Mil.), revólver (m) (Mil.)
v. - atirar em, atirar, ir à caça

idioms:

• big gun    pessoa (f) influente ou importante
• go great guns    agir com grande velocidade e intensidade
• gun carriage    carreta (f) de canhão (Mil.)
• gun dog    cão (m) de caça
• gun down    abater
• gun for    ir em busca de
• hand gun    pistola (f) (Mil.)
• spike his guns    obstruir alguém
• submachine gun    submetralhadora (f) (Mil.)
• under the gun    sob a mira de uma arma
• with guns blazing    com o brilho das armas

Русский (Russian)
пистолет, пушка, ружье, наемный убийца, телохранитель, выстреливать, обстреливать артиллерийским огнем

idioms:

• big gun    пушка, человек с большим авторитетом
• go great guns    делать что-л. с большим успехом
• gun carriage    лафет
• gun dog    охотничья собака
• gun down    застрелить кого-л.
• gun for    охотиться за кем-л., пытаться нанести вред или уничтожить, упорно добиваться, стараться заполучить
• hand gun    пистолет, револьвер
• spike his guns    расстроить его замыслы
• submachine gun    автомат (оружие)
• under the gun    неохотно, под ружьем
• with guns blazing    идти напролом

Español (Spanish)
n. - arma, pistola, revólver, fusil, escopeta, carabina, cañón
v. tr. - disparar el arma
v. intr. - cazar con un arma, disparar un arma

idioms:

• big gun    pez gordo
• go great guns    obrar con rapidez y eficacia, ir viento en popa
• gun carriage    cureña, armón de artillería
• gun dog    perro de caza
• gun down    matar a tiros, matar de un tiro
• gun for    andar a la caza de, perseguir, buscar para matar, aspirar
• hand gun    revólver, pistola
• spike someone's guns    frustrar o prevenir el plan de otro
• submachine gun    pistola ametralladora
• under the gun    bajo presión o ataque
• with guns blazing    muy violento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gevär, kanon, revolver, skytt, tryckspruta, gangster (sl.)
v. - skjuta, bestycka, sätta fart (sl.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
枪, 向...开枪, 开大油门, 用枪射击, 加油门快速前进

idioms:

• big gun    有影响力的重要人物
• go great guns    高速高效地干
• gun carriage    炮架
• gun dog    猎狗
• gun down    枪杀, 开枪打伤
• gun for    用枪搜索捕杀
• hand gun    手枪
• spike his guns    挫败某人, 破坏某人计划
• submachine gun    小型轻机枪, 冲锋枪
• under the gun    在武装警备人员严密监视之下
• with guns blazing    很努力的..., 热烈的...

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 槍
v. tr. - 向...開槍, 開大油門
v. intr. - 用槍射擊, 加油門快速前進

idioms:

• big gun    有影響力的重要人物
• go great guns    高速高效地幹
• gun carriage    炮架
• gun dog    獵狗
• gun down    槍殺, 開槍打傷
• gun for    用槍搜索捕殺
• hand gun    手槍
• spike his guns    挫敗某人, 破壞某人計劃
• submachine gun    小型輕機槍, 衝鋒槍
• under the gun    在武裝警備人員嚴密監視之下
• with guns blazing    很努力的..., 熱烈的...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 총, 대포, 포수, 분무기, 도둑
v. tr. - 총으로 쏘다, 사냥 가다
v. intr. - 총으로 쏘다, 사냥 가다

idioms:

• big gun    대포, 거물
• go great guns    급히 해내다, 척척 해치우다
• gun down    격추시키다, 묵살하다
• gun for    ~을 노리다, ~을 추적하다
• under the gun    무장 감시하에
• with guns blazing    결과는 그다지 생각치 않으나 온 힘을 다하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 銃, 噴霧器, 狩猟隊員, 発射, 大砲, 小銃, 拳銃, 号砲, 礼砲
v. - 銃で撃つ

idioms:

• gun carriage    砲架
• gun dog    猟犬
• gun down    射殺する
• gun for    銃で…の猟をする, 捜す, 追跡する
• submachine gun    軽機関銃

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدفع, بندقيه (فعل) يطلق النار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רובה, אקדח, תותח, מזרק, מתקן לפליטת נוזל נגד חרקים, גריז, אלקטרונים וכו', אקדוחן, ירי‬
v. tr. - ‮הגביר המהירות, ירה‬
v. intr. - ‮מבקש לתקוף, פתח בירי‬

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