gun

²gun

verb

gunnedgun·ning

Definition of GUN

transitive verb

1

a : to fire on b : shoot <gunned down by a hit man>

2

a : to open up the throttle of so as to increase speed <gun the engine> b : fire 3b <gunned the ball to first base>

intransitive verb

: to hunt with a gun

— gun for

: to aim at or go after with determination or effort

Examples of GUN

1. She let the car coast down the hill, then gunned it.
2. The shortstop gunned the ball to first base.

First Known Use of GUN

1622

Related to GUN

Synonyms: drill, shoot, plug, pop

Related Words: blow away, bring down, drop, pick off, shoot down; blaze, pepper, potshot, snipe (at); blast (at), fire (at); pistol, shotgun; machine-gun, tommy-gun; croak [slang], destroy, dispatch, do in, fell, ice [slang], kill, slay; annihilate, blot out, butcher, decimate, massacre, slaughter, wipe out

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