Thesaurus results for ZIP GUN

zip gun

noun

Definition of zip gun

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

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Noun

The victim said the assailant then struck his companion in the forehead with the pistol, stole his wallet and ran.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Passengers in the vehicle said that McConnell had acquired a Glock pistol before leaving the party, Russell wrote.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

An officer, whose name the police department did not release, fired his handgun upon King, who was taken to a hospital.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Under the federal law, people must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed federal firearms dealer, though 18- to 20-year-olds can buy handguns from private sellers.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

Rahaf swings her prosthetics to the song, and at one point, wraps her small arms around Accurso’s neck — following the song’s instructions and pretending to be asleep.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of small arm

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Authorities concluded that Haught had died accidentally while playing Russian roulette with a revolver, but that finding was later questioned.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
According to an arrest affidavit filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, during the argument, Zion Mitchell, 21, a National Guard member from Georgia, drew his service revolver and pointed it at another soldier.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolver

Noun

Suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and CDC data released this year show firearm suicides actually climbed to their highest level on record in 2025, topping 28,000.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
But after his son Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June on charges involving unlawful firearms and forgery, police made a series of unsettling discoveries at the family home on Chew Avenue in Philly's Olney neighborhood.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of firearm

Noun

Miller was arrested Tuesday after a traffic stop where authorities found him allegedly in possession of two handguns equipped with a machine gun conversion device, according to a federal complaint.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The Nazis appear to be constructing bunkers and fortifying machine gun nests here at the border.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 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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