noun
- A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon.
- A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.
- A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (metonym) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun.
- (usually in the plural) The biceps.
- (in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- An expert.
verb
- (with “down”) To shoot someone or something, usually with a firearm.
- To speed something up.
- To offer vigorous support to a person or cause.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- To masturbate while observing and visible to a corrections officer.
Pronunciation
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Gun is a 2-meaning word in English. Shorter words have fewer anagrams.
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