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Image:Shining silver gun.jpg|thumb|right|A [[handgun.]]
English

Etymology
ME. Lady Gunilda which was a huge crossbow that used powerful shot. It later became used for firearms like cannons and muskets. The Ger. woman�s name �Gundahild� and similarly means �war-sword�.

Pronunciation
AHD|gŭn, IPA|/ɡ�n/, SAMPA|/gVn/
audio|en-us-gun.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�n|-�n

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Military A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. JP 1-02.
2. context|Military A cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more. See also: howitzer; mortar. JP 1-02.
3. A very portable, short weapon, for hand use; a bullet or projectile-firing weapon; a handgun.
4. A less portable, long weapon; a bullet or projectile firing weapon; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic, or a shotgun (or, historically, a musket or other firearm now obsolete).

#:This is my rifle, this is my gun. One is for fighting, one is for fun. (U.S. military cadence, used to make recruits memorize that the only correct term for a soldier's firearm is 'rifle', not some 'gun'.)

1. Any weapon that launches a projectile from a tube, even if it is not a firearm, e.g., potato gun, air-pressure pellet gun.
2. Any device or tool that projects a payload in a superficially similar fashion to a firearm, e.g., nail gun, squirt gun, spray gun, grease gun.
3. A device or tool shaped like a pistol and operated in similar fashion by pulling a trigger with the index finger, e.g., rivet gun, price gun, screw gun.
4. context|surfing A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).

#: 2000: by the winter of 1962, the Brewer Surfboards Hawaii gun was the most in-demand big-wave equipment on the North Shore. — Drew Kampion at surfline.com ¹

1. context|colloquial|usually plural biceps.

Derived terms
top4
air gun
BB gun
glue gun
gun cotton
gunfire
mid4
gunflint
gunpowder
gunsmith
grease gun
machine gun
mid4
nail gun
pellet gun
spear gun
spud gun
squirt gun
mid4
staple gun
Sten gun
submachine gun
toy gun
water gun

See also
top3
automatic
bean-shooter (slang)
cannon
long rifle
mid3
musket
pistol
roscoe (slang)
mid3
sand blaster
semi-automatic
water cannon

Translations
trans-top|(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity
Breton: kanol m
Dutch: kanon n
Greek: καν�νι (kanoni) n
Hebrew: he-translation|ת�ת�|totákh m
Icelandic: byssa f, skotvopn n
Italian: cannone m
Japanese: � (���, jū)
Polish: armata f, dzia�o n
trans-mid
Sicilian: scupetta f
Russian: о��дие (orúdije) n, п��ка (púška) f
Slovak: kanón m, delo n
Slovene: top m
Spanish: cañón m
Vietnamese: �ại bác
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trans-top|(military) A cannon with tube length 30 calibers or more
Breton: arm-tan m
Dutch: kanon n
Hebrew: he-translation|ת�ת�|totákh m
Icelandic: byssa f
Italian: pistola f
Polish: pistolet m, rewolwer m
trans-mid
Russian: о��дие (orúdije) n, п��ка (púška) f
Sicilian: scupetta f
Slovak: pištoľ f
Slovene: pištola f
Spanish: arma de fuego f, pistola f
Vietnamese: �ại bác
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trans-top|A very portable, short weapon, for hand use
Breton: arm-tan m, pistolenn f
Dutch: vuurwapen n, pistool n
Finnish: pyssy
French: pistolet m
Greek: �ι���λι (pistoli) n
Hebrew: he-translation|�ק��|ekdákh m
Icelandic: byssa f
Italian: fucile m
Kurdish: KUchar|د���ا����
trans-mid
Polish: strzelba f
Russian: пи��оле� (pistol'ét) m
Sicilian: scupetta f
Slovak: puška f
Slovene: puška f
Spanish: arma de fuego f
Vietnamese: súng lục
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trans-top|A less portable, long weapon
Dutch: vuurwapen n, geweer n
French: fusil m
Greek: �ο��έκι (toufeki) n
Hebrew: he-translation|ר���|rové m
Icelandic: byssa f
trans-mid
Russian: ��ж�� (ružjó) m
Swahili: bunduki (nc 9/10)
Vietnamese: súng trư�ng
trans-bottom

trans-top|A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves
trans-mid
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ب�د��ة, ARchar|�سدس
ttbc|CJKV Characters: �, �, �, �
ttbc|Chinese: � (pào), �, � (qi�ng)
ttbc|French: arme à feu f
ttbc|Hindi: ब�द��
ttbc|Hungarian: ágyú, puska
ttbc|Ido: paf-armo
ttbc|Indonesian: senapan, pistol
ttbc|Interlingua: arma de foco
ttbc|Italian: arma da fuoco f
ttbc|Japanese: � (���, jū), �� (�����, kenjū), �砲 (����, tepp�), 大砲 (����, taih�)
mid
ttbc|Malayalam: ത����� (thOkku)
ttbc|Maori: pū
ttbc|Marathi: ब�द��
ttbc|Norwegian: skytevåpen n, kanon m, gevær n, pistol m
ttbc|Polish: spluwa f (2 slang)
ttbc|Portuguese: arma de fogo f, revóvel, pistola f
ttbc|Slovak: strelná zbra� m
ttbc|Swahili: bunduki (nc 9/10)
ttbc|Swedish: skjutvapen, kanon
ttbc|Telugu: త�పా�� (tupaaki)
ttbc|Vietnamese: súng
ttbc|Yiddish: ��קס (biks)

Verb
en-verb|gun|n|ing

1. italbrac|with �down� To shoot someone or something, usually with a firearm.

#: He gunned down the hitmen.
#: The CEO gunned down that idea before we could present it to the board.

1. To speed something up.

#: He gunned the engine up.

1. To offer vigorous support to a person or cause.

#: He�s gunning for you.

Translations
trans-top|shoot someone or something
Dutch: neerschieten
Finnish: ampua
trans-mid
Polish: zastrzeli�
Russian: за���ели�� (zastr'elít') pf
Vietnamese: bắn
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trans-top|speed something up
Dutch: opdrijven
Finnish: kiihdyttää
trans-mid
Polish: podkr�ci�
Russian: п�ибави�� газ� (pribávit' gazu), газова�� (gazovát) impf, газан��� (gazanút) pf
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trans-top|offer vigorous support
trans-mid
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Category:1000 English basic words

Category:Weapons

Dutch

Pronunciation
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: //
w:IPA|IPA: /xyn/

Verb
gun

1. First person present tense of gunnen; allowing or indulging something (pleasurable) to somebody; grant, indulge, not envy.

Japanese

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Romaji
romaji|��

1. ja-def|� army

Kurdish

Noun
gun, m

1. testicle, ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testis

Category:Kurdish language

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
gun

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, gūn, g�n, or gùn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction
gun/gum/gu/

1. that#Conjunction|that

#: an t-amadan sin gun do thagh thu - That fool that you voted for
#: am fear gum pòs aig an deireadh na mìosa - that man that will marry at the end of the month
#: an taigh gu bheil aice - that house that she has

Preposition
gun

1. without

#: gun teagamh - without a doubt

Category:Scottish Gaelic prepositions
Category:Scottish Gaelic conjunctions

ar:gun
cy:gun
de:gun
fr:gun
ko:gun
hy:gun
io:gun
it:gun
kk:gun
ku:gun
hu:gun
pl:gun
ru:gun
simple:gun
fi:gun
ta:gun
te:gun
th:gun
vi:gun
tr:gun
vo:gun
zh:gun

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