Gun — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

large but transportable armament

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌn/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌn/.

Examples

he stepped on the gas
two runners started before the gun
a twenty gun salute

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gun for hire hired gun torpedo accelerator pedal throttle hit man hitman gas pedal artillery shooter gas heavy weapon ordnance gunman gunslinger triggerman accelerator grease-gun

Parts of Speech

noun	a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
noun	large but transportable armament
noun	a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
noun	a professional killer who uses a gun
noun	a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
noun	a pedal that controls the throttle valve “he stepped on the gas”
noun	the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies “two runners started before the gun”
verb	shoot with a gun

Word Forms

gun	verb	shoot with a gun
shoot	verb	kill by firing a missile
accelerate	verb	cause to move faster
throttle	verb	reduce the air supply
gun	noun	the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
gunner	noun	a serviceman in the artillery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pistole

eine Waffe, die eine Rakete mit hoher Geschwindigkeit abfeuert (insbesondere aus einem Metallrohr oder -lauf)

🇫🇷French

pistolet

une arme qui tire un missile à grande vitesse (notamment à partir d'un tube ou d'un baril métallique)

🇪🇸Spanish

pistola

un arma que dispara un misil a alta velocidad (especialmente desde un tubo o cañón de metal)

🇮🇹Italian

pistola

un'arma che spara un missile ad alta velocità (specialmente da un tubo o barile di metallo)

🇳🇱Dutch

pistool

een wapen dat een raket met hoge snelheid afvuurt (vooral vanuit een metalen buis of vat)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pistola

uma arma que dispara um míssil em alta velocidade (especialmente de um tubo ou cano de metal)

🇷🇺Russian

пистолет

оружие, выпускающее ракету с высокой скоростью (особенно из металлической трубки или ствола)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बंदूक

एक हथियार जो मिसाइल को उच्च वेग से छोड़ता है (विशेषकर धातु ट्यूब या बैरल से)

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্দুক

একটি অস্ত্র যা উচ্চ বেগে একটি ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র নিক্ষেপ করে (বিশেষত একটি ধাতব নল বা ব্যারেল থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

துப்பாக்கி

அதிக வேகத்தில் ஏவுகணையை வெளியேற்றும் ஆயுதம் (குறிப்பாக உலோகக் குழாய் அல்லது பீப்பாயில் இருந்து)

🇮🇳Telugu

తుపాకీ

అధిక వేగంతో క్షిపణిని విడుదల చేసే ఆయుధం (ముఖ్యంగా మెటల్ ట్యూబ్ లేదా బారెల్ నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

बंदूक

एक शस्त्र जे उच्च वेगाने क्षेपणास्त्र सोडते (विशेषत: धातूच्या ट्यूब किंवा बॅरलमधून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંદૂક

એક શસ્ત્ર જે ઉચ્ચ વેગ પર મિસાઇલ છોડે છે (ખાસ કરીને મેટલ ટ્યુબ અથવા બેરલમાંથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂದೂಕು

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊರಹಾಕುವ ಆಯುಧ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲೋಹದ ಕೊಳವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬ್ಯಾರೆಲ್‌ನಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോക്ക്

ഉയർന്ന വേഗതയിൽ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ലോഹ ട്യൂബിൽ നിന്നോ ബാരലിൽ നിന്നോ) മിസൈൽ പുറന്തള്ളുന്ന ഒരു ആയുധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦੂਕ

ਇੱਕ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚ ਵੇਗ ਤੇ ਛੱਡਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਧਾਤ ਦੀ ਟਿਊਬ ਜਾਂ ਬੈਰਲ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بندوق

ایک ایسا ہتھیار جو میزائل کو تیز رفتاری سے خارج کرتا ہے (خاص طور پر دھاتی ٹیوب یا بیرل سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枪

高速发射导弹的武器（尤其是从金属管或金属桶）

🇯🇵Japanese

銃

高速でミサイルを発射する兵器（特に金属管または銃身から）

🇰🇷Korean

총

미사일을 고속으로 발사하는 무기(특히 금속 튜브나 총신에서)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

súng

vũ khí phóng tên lửa với tốc độ cao (đặc biệt là từ ống hoặc nòng kim loại)

🇹🇭Thai

ปืน

อาวุธที่ปล่อยขีปนาวุธด้วยความเร็วสูง (โดยเฉพาะจากท่อโลหะหรือลำกล้อง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pistol

senjata yang melepaskan rudal dengan kecepatan tinggi (terutama dari tabung atau laras logam)

🇵🇭Filipino

baril

isang sandata na naglalabas ng missile sa mataas na bilis (lalo na mula sa isang metal tube o bariles)

🇲🇾Malay

pistol

senjata yang melepaskan peluru berpandu pada halaju tinggi (terutamanya dari tiub logam atau laras)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بندقية

سلاح يطلق صاروخًا بسرعة عالية (خاصة من أنبوب معدني أو برميل)

🇮🇷Persian

تفنگ

سلاحی که موشک را با سرعت زیاد (به ویژه از لوله یا لوله فلزی) پرتاب می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

silah

füzeyi yüksek hızda fırlatan bir silah (özellikle metal bir tüp veya namludan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶקְדָח

נשק שפולט טיל במהירות גבוהה (במיוחד מצינור מתכת או קנה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gun'?

The primary meaning of 'gun' is 'a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)'.

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Using 'gun' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gun' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gun' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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