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
pour oil on troubled waters
to calm down a quarrel, to say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situation
The teachers tried to pour oil on troubled waters when they saw the fight among the students.