zip gun

noun

Definition of zip gunnext
as in pistol

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Recent Examples of zip gun The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun. — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zip gun
  1. pistol
  2. handgun
  3. small arm
  4. revolver
  5. firearm
  6. gun
  7. machine gun
  8. derringer
Noun
  • The pistol still had 12 rounds in the magazine, prosecutors said.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Here, from the pistol, Mestemaker comfortably uses his legs and hits the sail route for a chunk gain.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • The mysteries begin to mount practically from minute one, when John’s father returns home in his army uniform and tests John’s mettle by shooting an apple off his head with a handgun.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, a man, was taller than the other and appeared to have a handgun, the woman said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The roadmap speaks of the new administration empowering individual Palestinians to keep their small arms.
    — Dan Williams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of small arm
Noun
  • Investigators found documentation indicating George purchased a Taurus 38 Special revolver in February 2025, according to the KBI, the same gun found at the scene of the shootings.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities executed a search warrant at Shaw’s apartment and recovered a revolver from his bedroom, according to the release.
    — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of revolver
Noun
  • Bragg's office contends that the state charges, including murder and firearms offenses, involve different legal elements and criminal conduct than federal charges, which alleged Mangione traveled across state lines to stalk and kill Thompson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Police said investigators obtained arrest warrants for malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and said additional charges could be added later.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of firearm
Noun
  • According to investigators, two men were involved in an argument when one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One frustration for investigators is that punishment for stealing from trains tends to be fairly minor unless the suspects are caught with a gun or were otherwise violent.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Stevenson was previously convicted in Miami-Dade County in July for possession of a short-barrel shotgun, rifle or machine gun.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Federal agents raided a Miami Gardens home this week and found a machine gun-making factory, along with homemade, automatic weapons and devices used to switch semiautomatic weapons to fully-automatic firearms, according to a criminal complaint.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of machine gun
Noun
  • This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    — Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of derringer

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“Zip gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zip%20gun. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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