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Meaning of gun

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}, {gun}, {ordnance}]
      3: a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) [syn:
         {gunman}, {gun}]
      4: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman},
         {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire},
         {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
      5: a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease
         into parts of a machine [syn: {grease-gun}, {gun}]
      6: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
         gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal},
         {gas}, {throttle}, {gun}]
      7: the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in
         military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a
         twenty gun salute"
      v 1: shoot with a gun

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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