gun Sentence Examples
- The hunter carefully loaded his gun before tracking the prey.
- The soldier peered through the scope of his gun, aiming at his target.
- The police officer drew his gun when confronted by a suspect.
- The farmer kept a shotgun in his barn for protection against wild animals.
- The museum displayed an antique gun that once belonged to a famous outlaw.
- The gunsmith meticulously cleaned and repaired old firearms.
- The school implemented strict security measures, including a ban on guns.
- The protesters marched peacefully, carrying signs that read, "Guns kill."
- The shooting range provided a safe environment for people to practice their gun skills.
- The researchers examined the trajectory of a bullet fired from a high-powered gun.
gun Meaning
gun (n)
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
large but transportable armament
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
a professional killer who uses a gun
a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
gun (v)
shoot with a gun
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gun (n.)
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
Violent blasts of wind.
gun (v. i.)
To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gun
Synonyms:
- six-shooter
- zip-gun
- matchlock
- semiautomatic
- automatic
- firelock
- gat
- forty-five
- harquebus
- arquebus
- blunderbuss
- machine-gun
- fieldpiece
- culverin
- -45
- repeater
- six-gun
- tommy-gun
- derringer
- flintlock
- heat
- self-loader
- rod
- assault-rifle
- speargun
- musket
- breechloader
- sidearm
- smoothbore
- machine-pistol
- piece
- carbine
- -22
- roscoe
- assault-weapon
- ak-47
- submachine-gun
FAQs About the word gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel), large but transportable armament, a person who shoots a gun (as re
rifle,firearm, handgun, arm, shotgun,pistol, revolver, small arm, six-shooter, zip gun
No antonyms found.
The hunter carefully loaded his gun before tracking the prey.
The soldier peered through the scope of his gun, aiming at his target.
The police officer drew his gun when confronted by a suspect.
The farmer kept a shotgun in his barn for protection against wild animals.
