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guns

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plural of gun

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(Entry 1 of 2)

large firearms (as cannon or rockets)
  • the field commander called for the big guns to be deployed for the full-scale assault

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guns

verb
present tense third-person singular of gun

Synonyms of guns (Entry 2 of 2)

to strike with a missile from a gun
  • traded stories of the Wild West, when outlaws gunned men down in broad daylight and in cold blood

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“Guns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guns. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.

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