n.
1.a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
2.large but transportable armament
3.a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
4.a professional killer who uses a gun
5.a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun
6.a pedal that controls the throttle valve
7.the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies gun v.
1.shoot with a gun
Idiom of the Day
square up to (someone or something)
to face someone or something bravely
The young man was forced to square up to the mistake that he had made.