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   Gun

   /ɡən/

   

   noun

   • 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.
   • ▪ a device for discharging something (e.g., insecticide, grease, or electrons) in a required direction: "a grease gun"
   • ▪ a starting pistol used in track and field events.
   • ▪ the firing of a piece of artillery as a salute or signal: "the boom of the one o'clock gun echoed across the river"
   • ▪ a gunman: North American "a hired gun"
   • ▪ used as a nickname for a ship's gunnery officer. nautical slang, dated
   • 2. muscular arms; well-developed biceps muscles: informal "it's encouraging to note that Schwarzenegger wasn't born with massive guns"

   verb

   • 1. cause (an engine) to race: "as Neil gunned the engine the boat jumped forward"
   • ▪ accelerate (a vehicle): "he gunned the car away from the curb"

   Word Origin Middle Englishgunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gunless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • N

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