gun
n 1: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity
(especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2: large but transportable armament [syn: {artillery}, {heavy
weapon}, {ordnance}]
3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn: {gunman}]
4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger},
{hired gun}, {hit man}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease
into parts of a machine [syn: {grease-gun}]
6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal},
{gas}, {throttle}]
7: the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military
ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
v : shoot with a gun