How do you use the word "gun" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "gun": The robber aimed his gun at the clerk. The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.

Gun Meaning

/ˈɡʌn/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA 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.

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

Sentence Examples

The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.

I have never fired a gun in my life.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

artillery

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The soldier aimed his ____ and pulled the trigger.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The starting ____ was fired, and the runners immediately sprinted away from the line to begin the race.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnr Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂tís Proto-Germanic *hildiz Old Norse hildr Old Norse Gunnhildrder. Middle English gunne English gun 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".

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect." — 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:

"It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts." — 1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01:

"The piercing gun cannot be disinfected and therefore there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis and other infections." — 2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 193:

"The glider gun on the bottom of the NOT circuit emits a continuous stream of gliders, while the data stream source emits a glider only when there is a value of 1 in the stream[…]." — 2000, Gary William Flake, The computational beauty of nature:

"It would be especially interesting if someone can find an "airplane gun", which generates airplanes at regular intervals." — 2007 February 23, Frank, “Life on the Edge”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):

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