gun
noun
[ ɡʌn ]
• a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.
Similar:
firearm,
weapon,
shooter,
cannon,
piece,
heater,
gat,
rod,
roscoe,
shooting iron,
• muscular arms; well-developed biceps muscles.
• "it's encouraging to note that Schwarzenegger wasn't born with massive guns"
gun
verb
• cause (an engine) to race.
• "as Neil gunned the engine the boat jumped forward"
Origin:
Middle English gunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’.
