gun

CEFRA2

/ˈɡʌn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A weapon that fires bullets or other projectiles.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

Examples

  • I have never fired a gun in my life.

  • The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.

  2. A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

  3. A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.

More examples

In context

  • The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.

  • Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.

  • Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, a female given name formerly used as a nickname for engines of war (compare Nordic Gunn, a female name meaning “battle”). The name is composed of the Norse elements gunnr and hildr, both meaning "battle".