Gun ɡʌn Fire Anti Aircraft Firing Police Enemy Noun

• to fire a gun at somebody
• a toy gun
• anti-aircraft guns
• look out, he's got a gun!

gun

1. a weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells
• see also airgun
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/airgun
• to fire a gun at somebody
• a toy gun
• anti-aircraft guns
• Look out, he's got a gun!
• Should police officers carry guns?
• He pointed/aimed the gun at her head.
• The police officers drew their guns (= took them out so they were ready to use).
• She pulled a gun on me (= took out a gun and aimed it at me).
• The gun went off by accident.
• The attacker held a gun to the hostage’s head.
• a gun battle between rival gangs
2. a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object
• see also spray gun
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spray-gun
• a staple gun
3. the signal to begin a race, that is made by firing a special gun, called a starting pistol, into the air
4. a person who is paid to shoot somebody
• a hired gun
5. with a lot of energy and determination
• The champions came out (with) all guns blazing.
6. to be doing something quickly and successfully
• Work is going great guns now.
7. to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats
8. to do something too soon, before the right time
9. to spoil the plans of an opponent
10. to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
11. experiencing a lot of pressure
• I'm really under the gun today.

Extra Examples

• Enemy ship approaching! Man the guns!
• Guns were firing and grenades going off all around.
• He grinned and cocked the gun with his thumb.
• He pulled a gun from his pocket.
• He raised his gun, aimed and fired.
• I found myself looking down the barrel of a gun.
• I loaded the gun with my last two bullets.
• Jorge quickly holstered his gun.
• Look out! He has a gun!
• My big brother taught me about gun safety.
• She brandished the gun menacingly.
• The gunman then turned the gun on himself and blew his brains out.
• The gunman turned the gun on himself.
• The police pointed to the success of a gun amnesty earlier this year.
• There was a machine gun mounted on the back of the Jeep.
• There were several guns mounted in the back of the vehicle.
• There’s no smoking gun that they have found to date.
• These kids have grown up in a drugs and gun culture.
• They grudgingly took off their gun belts and holsters.
• They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns.
• This new gun shoots a laser beam at the target.
• Two armed men held a gun to his head and made him empty the safe.
• We’re very short of guns and ammunition.
• a .50-calibre/.50-caliber machine gun
• a gun control advocate
• a state that has strict gun control laws
• the powerful gun lobby in the US
• Anti-aircraft guns opened fire as the bombers flew overhead.
• He walked into the bank and pointed his gun at the cashier.
• He was injured in a gun battle between rival gangs.
• Should commercial airline pilots be permitted to carry guns?
• The battleship fired its main 16-inch guns against enemy coastal positions.

Word Origin

• Middle English gunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’.