n.
1.a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2.heavy gun fired from a tank
3.(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
4.heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
5.lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
6.a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other cannon v.
1.make a cannon
2.fire a cannon
Idiom of the Day
tie down (someone) or tie (someone) down
to keep someone from going somewhere or doing something, to limit or restrict someone's freedom to do something
The project tied my father down for three months. A family and a big mortgage tied the man down.