gun

English

/ɡʌn/

noun
Definitions
  • A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon.
  • A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm.
  • (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).
  • (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
  • (colloquial) A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun.
  • (colloquial) The biceps.
  • (nautical) Violent blasts of wind.
  • (colloquial) An expert.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gunne derived from Old Norse gunnr (battle, war, fight) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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