Thesaurus: gun

of Gin

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of Gin
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.
n. A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
n. Violent blasts of wind.
v. i. To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning.
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 pistol; 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