Synonyms for gun
gʌngun

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1. gunnoun

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

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

2. artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnancenoun

   large but transportable armament

   Synonyms:
   hitman, hit man, gunslinger, munition, accelerator pedal, gun for hire, gas, weapon, gas pedal, throttle, ordnance, heavy weapon, shooter, gunman, hired gun, ordnance store, accelerator, artillery unit, grease-gun, triggerman, artillery, torpedo

3. gunman, gunnoun

   a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

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

4. gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun

   a professional killer who uses a gun

   Synonyms:
   ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, torpedo, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, shooter, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boy

5. grease-gun, gunnoun

   a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine

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

6. accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunnoun

   a pedal that controls the throttle valve

   "he stepped on the gas"

   Synonyms:
   hitman, gunman, petrol, gasolene, gaseous state, gas, gas pedal, ordnance, natural gas, throttle, artillery, catalyst, heavy weapon, gun for hire, hired gun, flatulency, shooter, throttle valve, accelerator pedal, gasoline, particle accelerator, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, atom smasher, flatulence, gunslinger, torpedo

7. gunverb

   the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

   "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"

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

8. gunverb

   shoot with a gun

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1. • Pedal
   • Shoot
   • Weapon

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1. gunnoun

   Synonyms:
   fire-arm, BLUNDERBUSS

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1. gunnoun

   Synonyms:
   firearm, weapon, rifle, shotgun, blunderbuss, musket, flobert, pistol, revolver, derringer, cannon, swivel gun, matchlock, breech-loader, stanchion gun, arquebus, krupp gun, winchester, howitzer, gatling gun, flintlock

   Associated words:
   bayonet, gunsmith, bore, caliber, trigger, hammer, ramod, armory, armorer, gunsmithery, holster

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1. List of paraphrases for "gun":

   weapon, pistol, rifle, revolver, shotgun, canon, firearm, handgun, cannon, sidearm, poor, firearms, weapons, artillery, barrel, gat, gunpoint, piece, howitzer, guns, arms, firecracker

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1. List of known nicknames for "Gün":

   Gun Koper

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1. Igor Volksy:

   Whether you’re a business that works directly with gun manufacturers, sells guns or are a grocery store, gun violence comes to your front door, as a business, you have a responsibility to keep your customers, employees and communities safe.

2. Patricia Brigham:

   Thats not fair to the men and women who work in local law enforcement. Its certainly not fair to law-abiding citizens who would be affected by this, and I think Lake County needed to hear us stand up and say, weve got Commissioner Josh Blake back. FLORIDA GUN OWNERS, LAWYERS REACT TO LAKE COUNTYS SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY RESOLUTION Those trying to prevent Gun Violence say lax gun laws wont cut it in a state that has seen some of Americas deadliest mass shootings. The Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando left 49 dead. ( Elina Shirazi) We need to be preventing these shootings, not making it easier for dangerous people to use firearms they are concerned about the gun-grabbing, is what they are calling [ it ], what they should be concerned about is our rampant gun violence which is happening almost daily in this country.

3. David Baum:

   Literally some of the bodies were, there was an evisceration injury, from the power of this gun and the bullets. There was another person who had an unspeakable head injury.

4. Evan Nappen:

   This is a Queen Anne flintlock, which is a very pretty gun, the barrel looks like a cannon and it has a single shot – you have to actually untwist the barrel to load it – it’s pretty involved to even attempt to load it. But the craftsmanship is from the 1760s, and it’s just magnificent to think that every piece of it was hand-made.

5. Lex Scott:

   The fact that this police officer still has a job, and theyve defended his actions, sends a message that any officer can go out, aim a gun at a 10-year-old kid, and thats OK, and thats not OK to do.