GUNS
/Ι‘Κnz/
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
G(2) U(1) N(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/Ι‘Κnz/
noun
- A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon.“Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.”
- A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.“There are some guns that are not designed for killing.”
- A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (metonym) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun.
verb
- (with βdownβ) To shoot someone or something, usually with a firearm.“He gunned down the hitmen.”
- To speed something up.“He gunned the engine.”
- To offer vigorous support to a person or cause.“Heβs gunning for you.”
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone.“He's been gunning for you ever since you embarrassed him at the party.”
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
noun
- Well-developed muscles of the upper arm, especially the biceps and triceps.
Source: Wiktionary
