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gun
  • n  a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
  • n  large but transportable armament
  • n  a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
  • n  a professional killer who uses a gun
  • n  a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
  • n  a pedal that controls the throttle valve
  • n  the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
    two runners started before the gun
    a twenty gun salute
  • v  shoot with a gun
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gun barrel
  • n  a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
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gun carriage
  • n  a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing
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gun chamber
  • n  chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
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gun deck
  • n  formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end
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gun dog
  • n  a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
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gun enclosure
  • n  a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
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