gun

Meanings

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

Synonyms

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