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GUN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GUN?

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Gun as a Noun
Definitions of "Gun" as a noun
Synonyms of "Gun" as a noun (23 Words)
Usage Examples of "Gun" as a noun
Associations of "Gun" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Gun” are: grease gun, artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance, gunman, accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, throttle, gun for hire, gunslinger, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman, firearm, weapon, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist

Gun as a Noun

Definitions of "Gun" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gun” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A professional killer who uses a gun.
A hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine.
The discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.
A pedal that controls the throttle valve.
A gunman.
A member of a shooting party.
The firing of a piece of artillery as a salute or signal.
A starting pistol used in athletics.
A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability.
Muscular arms; well-developed biceps muscles.
Large but transportable armament.
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.
Used as a nickname for a ship's gunnery officer.
A device for discharging a particular object or substance in a required direction.
A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel.
A hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine.

Synonyms of "Gun" as a noun (23 Words)

accelerator	An apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities a particle accelerator. A record number of women led start ups are participating in the accelerator* program.*
accelerator pedal	A sustained bass note.
artillery	A means of persuading or arguing. Tanks and heavy artillery.
bandit	A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area. The bandit* produced a weapon and demanded money.*
firearm	A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun. Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm* with criminal intent.*
gangster	A member of a gang of violent criminals. Gangsters threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate in the theft.
gas	A gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone. Poisonous gases.
gas pedal	A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely.
grease gun	The state of being covered with unclean things.
gun for hire	A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability.
gunman	A man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act. A gang of masked gunmen.
gunslinger	A professional killer who uses a gun. A frontier gunslinger* who was quick on the draw.*
heavy weapon	A serious (or tragic) role in a play.
hit man	A brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
hitman	A person who is paid to kill someone, especially for a criminal or political organization.
hold-up man	Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.
ordnance	A branch of government service dealing especially with military stores and materials. The ordnance* corps.*
shooter	A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles. Geez he could use a shooter* of whiskey.*
terrorist	A radical who employs terror as a political weapon usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities. Four commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists.
throttle	A pedal that controls the throttle valve. The engines were at full throttle.
torpedo	A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.
triggerman	A professional killer who uses a gun.
weapon	A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. He used all his conversational weapons.

Usage Examples of "Gun" as a noun

The boom of the one o'clock gun echoed across the river.
Two runners started before the gun.
It's encouraging to note that Schwarzenegger wasn't born with massive guns.
A grease gun.
A twenty gun salute.
A hired gun.

Associations of "Gun" (30 Words)

ammunition	Considerations that can be used to support one’s case in debate. His admission provided ammunition* for his critics.*
arms	Weapons considered collectively. Arms and ammunition.
breech	Dress a boy in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth. My second son was breech* and my doctor recommended a planned C section.*
bullet	(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity. All afternoon he threw bullets at the other team s batters.
caliber	A degree or grade of excellence or worth. An executive of low caliber.
cannon	Make a cannon shot. His shot cannoned off the crossbar.
cartridge	A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required. He loaded a cartridge* of fresh tape into the tape deck.*
catapult	Shoot forth or launch as if from a catapult. The enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort.
explosive	(of an increase) sudden and dramatic. An explosive* temper.*
firearm	A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun. Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm* with criminal intent.*
firing	The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. The deliberate firing* of 600 oil wells.*
foam	A lightweight form of rubber or plastic made by solidifying liquid foam. Shaving foam.
fusillade	Attack with fusillade. Our fusillade* from the left flank caught them by surprise.*
grenade	A small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
gunshot	A shot fired from a gun. We bore down and came nearly within gunshot.
ignition	The mechanism for bringing about ignition in an internal combustion engine typically activated by a key or switch. She turned off the ignition.
misfire	(of a nerve cell) fail to transmit an electrical impulse at an appropriate moment. As these nerves misfire* and die the muscles begin to shrink.*
munition	Military weapons ammunition equipment and stores. Munition factories.
musket	A muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen. A volley of musket* fire.*
ordnance	Military supplies. The ordnance* corps.*
pistol	Shoot someone with a pistol. When we first met he was a pistol* full of ideals and a natural leader.*
revolver	A pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets.
rifle	Troops armed with rifles. Who rifled through my desk drawers.
salvo	A number of weapons released from one or more aircraft in quick succession. There was a salvo* of approval.*
shoot	An occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport. Tom and her brothers were out shooting Ardfeochan.
shooting	The sport or pastime of shooting with a gun. When the shooting* stopped there were three dead bodies.*
shot	Tiny lead pellets used in quantity in a single charge or cartridge in a shotgun. I caught him with a solid shot* to the chin.*
shotgun	Shoot at or kill with a shotgun. A group of us shotgunned beers.
trigger	Release or pull the trigger on. Trigger a reaction.
weaponry	Weapons regarded collectively. He is in charge of some of the most sophisticated weaponry* ever designed.*