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Synonyms for gun
gʌngun

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  1. gunnoun

    a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

    Synonyms:
    hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo

  2. artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnancenoun

    large but transportable armament

    Synonyms:
    hitman, hit man, gunslinger, munition, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, weapon, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, ordnance store, accelerator, artillery unit, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo

  3. gunman, gunnoun

    a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

    Synonyms:
    hitman, gunman, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, artillery, torpedo

  4. gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun

    a professional killer who uses a gun

    Synonyms:
    ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, torpedo, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, shooter, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boy

  5. grease-gun, gunnoun

    a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine

    Synonyms:
    hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo

  6. accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunnoun

    a pedal that controls the throttle valve

    "he stepped on the gas"

    Synonyms:
    hitman, gunman, petrol, gasolene, gaseous state, gas, gas pedal, ordnance, natural gas, throttle, artillery, catalyst, heavy weapon, gun for hire, hired gun, flatulency, shooter, throttle valve, accelerator pedal, gasoline, particle accelerator, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, atom smasher, flatulence, gunslinger, torpedo

  7. gunverb

    the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

    "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"

    Synonyms:
    hitman, hit man, gunslinger, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo

  8. gunverb

    shoot with a gun

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gunnoun

    Synonyms:
    fire-arm, BLUNDERBUSS

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Gün":

    Gun Koper

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How to use gun in a sentence?

  1. David Kopel:

    Trumps approach has probably made things better by improving border security. And, of course, the Trump administration unlike the Obama and Bush administrations didnt allow ATF to mastermind gun-smuggling operations into Mexico, for the purpose of later finding the crime guns and using the finding to bolster the argument for gun control in the U.S..

  2. Joe Biden:

    We have to do something to stop gun violence ripping apart our communities.

  3. Charlie Dent:

    Before we load a gun, I’d like to know where it would be pointed.

  4. Chris Cox:

    This validates what the NRA has said all along, the real goal of gun control supporters is gun confiscation.

  5. Ziming Xuan:

    We were able to demonstrate for the first time that across all the states (in the study) that gun laws reduce youth gun carrying by limiting or reducing adult gun ownership.


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