Noun | 1. | gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
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3. | gun - a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) Synonyms: gunman | |
4. | gun - a professional killer who uses a gun Synonyms: gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, shooter | |
5. | gun - a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine Synonyms: grease-gun | |
6. | gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" | |
7. | gun - the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute" | |
Verb | 1. | gun - shoot with a gun |
(jargon) | gun - (ITS, from the ":GUN" command) To forcibly
terminate a program or job (computer, not career). "Some
idiot left a background process running soaking up half the
cycles, so I gunned it." Compare can. |