Gun | Mean of gun in English Dictionary

/ˈgʌn/

• Noun
• a weapon that shoots bullets or shells
1. big/heavy guns
2. He pulled/drew a gun on us. [=he took out a gun and pointed it at us]
3. a loaded gun [=a gun that has bullets in it]
4. fire/shoot a gun
5. carry a gun
6. a gun battle between gang members and the police
7. She claimed that the gun went off accidentally.
8. a toy gun
• a tool or device that looks like a gun
1. a grease/spray/radar gun
• to do something or proceed in a very quick, effective, and successful way
1. The new program has been going great guns since it began last spring.

• to force someone to do something by using threats
1. You don't have to go if you don't want to. No one's holding a gun to your head.
• to start or do something too soon
1. Several racers jumped the gun. [=started to race before the starting gun was fired]
2. The newspaper jumped the gun [=acted too soon] and announced the wrong candidate as winner of the election.
• to continue to have a particular opinion, plan, etc., when other people criticize you and say that you are wrong
1. Despite criticism from the press, the governor is sticking to her guns on this issue.
• in a situation in which you are getting a lot of criticism or pressure or in which you have only a short amount of time to do something
1. We were under the gun to finish the project on time.
2. Those responsible for the error suddenly found themselves under the gun.
• while firing guns
1. They stepped out from behind the building with guns blazing.
2. The team came out with all guns blazing in the second half. [=the team was playing very forcefully and well]
• Verb
• to cause (a car or a car's engine) to go very fast by pressing the accelerator
1. She let the car coast down the hill, then gunned it.
2. He gunned the engine.
• to throw (something) very hard
1. The shortstop gunned the ball to first base.
• to shoot (someone) with a gun
1. He was gunned down in the street.
• to try to get or achieve (something) in a very determined way
1. The team is gunning for its third straight championship this year.
2. That guy is gunning for my job.
• to try to hurt or defeat (someone)
1. Her political enemies will be gunning for her if she runs for reelection.