GUN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
   Usage Example(s)
   • a twenty gun salute
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • firing (what does firing mean?)
   • firing off (what does firing off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a pedal that controls the throttle valve
   Synonym(s)
   • accelerator (what does accelerator mean?)
   • accelerator pedal (what does accelerator pedal mean?)
   • gas (what does gas mean?)
   • gas pedal (what does gas pedal mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he stepped on the gas
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pedal (what does pedal mean?)
   • treadle (what does treadle mean?)
   • foot pedal (what does foot pedal mean?)
   • foot lever (what does foot lever mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • large but transportable armament
   Synonym(s)
   • artillery (what does artillery mean?)
   • heavy weapon (what does heavy weapon mean?)
   • ordnance (what does ordnance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • armament (what does armament mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cannon (what does cannon mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • arbalest (what does arbalest mean?)
   • arbalist (what does arbalist mean?)
   • ballista (what does ballista mean?)
   • bricole (what does bricole mean?)
   • mangonel (what does mangonel mean?)
   • onager (what does onager mean?)
   • trebuchet (what does trebuchet mean?)
   • trebucket (what does trebucket mean?)
   • field artillery (what does field artillery mean?)
   • field gun (what does field gun mean?)
   • four-pounder (what does four-pounder mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun
   • forces grease into parts of a machine
   Synonym(s)
   • grease-gun (what does grease-gun mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pump (what does pump mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weapon (what does weapon mean?)
   • arm (what does arm mean?)
   • weapon system (what does weapon system mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • air gun (what does air gun mean?)
   • airgun (what does airgun mean?)
   • air rifle (what does air rifle mean?)
   • antiaircraft (what does antiaircraft mean?)
   • antiaircraft gun (what does antiaircraft gun mean?)
   • flak (what does flak mean?)
   • flack (what does flack mean?)
   • pom-pom (what does pom-pom mean?)
   • ack-ack (what does ack-ack mean?)
   • ack-ack gun (what does ack-ack gun mean?)
   • breechloader (what does breechloader mean?)
   • cannon (what does cannon mean?)
   • cannon (what does cannon mean?)
   • firearm (what does firearm mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • small-arm (what does small-arm mean?)
   • gas gun (what does gas gun mean?)
   • minute gun (what does minute gun mean?)
   • Quaker gun (what does Quaker gun mean?)
   • set gun (what does set gun mean?)
   • spring gun (what does spring gun mean?)
   • whaling gun (what does whaling gun mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a professional killer who uses a gun
   Synonym(s)
   • gunman (what does gunman mean?)
   • gunslinger (what does gunslinger mean?)
   • gun for hire (what does gun for hire mean?)
   • hired gun (what does hired gun mean?)
   • hitman (what does hitman mean?)
   • hit man (what does hit man mean?)
   • shooter (what does shooter mean?)
   • torpedo (what does torpedo mean?)
   • triggerman (what does triggerman mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • murderer (what does murderer mean?)
   • liquidator (what does liquidator mean?)
   • manslayer (what does manslayer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   • pip (what does pip mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
   Synonym(s)
   • gunman (what does gunman mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shot (what does shot mean?)
   • shooter (what does shooter mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)

GUN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • shoot with a gun
   Hypernyms(s) gun is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shoot (what does shoot mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • machine gun (what does machine gun mean?)
   See Also
   • gun down (what does gun down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • gunman (what does gunman mean?)
   • gunslinger (what does gunslinger mean?)
   • hired gun (what does hired gun mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • gun for hire (what does gun for hire mean?)
   • triggerman (what does triggerman mean?)
   • hit man (what does hit man mean?)
   • hitman (what does hitman mean?)
   • torpedo (what does torpedo mean?)
   • shooter (what does shooter mean?)
   • gunman (what does gunman mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • artillery (what does artillery mean?)
   • heavy weapon (what does heavy weapon mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • ordnance (what does ordnance mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • artilleryman (what does artilleryman mean?)
   • cannoneer (what does cannoneer mean?)
   • gunner (what does gunner mean?)
   • machine gunner (what does machine gunner mean?)