Meaning of "gun" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUN

Probably from a female pet name shortened from the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr (from Old Norse gunnr war + hildr war).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GUN

gun  [ɡʌn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUN

Gun is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gun in English.

WHAT DOES GUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gun

A gun is a normally tubular weapon or other device designed to discharge projectiles or other material. The projectile may be solid, liquid, gas or energy and may be free, as with bullets and artillery shells, or captive as with Taser probes and whaling harpoons. The means of projection varies according to design but is usually effected by the action of gas pressure, either produced through the rapid combustion of a propellant or compressed and stored by mechanical means, operating on the projectile inside an open-ended tube in the fashion of a piston. The confined gas accelerates the movable projectile down the length of the tube imparting sufficient velocity to sustain the projectile's travel once the action of the gas ceases at the end of the tube or muzzle. Alternatively, acceleration via electromagnetic field generation may be employed in which case the tube may be dispensed with and a guide rail substituted. The first devices identified as guns appeared in China around 1000AD, and by the 12th century the technology was spreading through the rest of Asia, and into Europe by the 13th century.

Definition of gun in the English dictionary

The first definition of gun in the dictionary is a weapon with a metallic tube or barrel from which a missile is discharged, usually by force of an explosion. It may be portable or mounted. In a military context the term applies specifically to a flat-trajectory artillery piece. Other definition of gun is the firing of a gun as a salute or signal, as in military ceremonial. Gun is also a member of or a place in a shooting party or syndicate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUN

PRESENT

Present

I gun

you gun

he/she/it guns

we gun

you gun

they gun

Present continuous

I am gunning

you are gunning

he/she/it is gunning

we are gunning

you are gunning

they are gunning

Present perfect

I have gunned

you have gunned

he/she/it has gunned

we have gunned

you have gunned

they have gunned

Present perfect continuous

I have been gunning

you have been gunning

he/she/it has been gunning

we have been gunning

you have been gunning

they have been gunning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gunned

you gunned

he/she/it gunned

we gunned

you gunned

they gunned

Past continuous

I was gunning

you were gunning

he/she/it was gunning

we were gunning

you were gunning

they were gunning

Past perfect

I had gunned

you had gunned

he/she/it had gunned

we had gunned

you had gunned

they had gunned

Past perfect continuous

I had been gunning

you had been gunning

he/she/it had been gunning

we had been gunning

you had been gunning

they had been gunning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gun

you will gun

he/she/it will gun

we will gun

you will gun

they will gun

Future continuous

I will be gunning

you will be gunning

he/she/it will be gunning

we will be gunning

you will be gunning

they will be gunning

Future perfect

I will have gunned

you will have gunned

he/she/it will have gunned

we will have gunned

you will have gunned

they will have gunned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gunning

you will have been gunning

he/she/it will have been gunning

we will have been gunning

you will have been gunning

they will have been gunning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gun

you would gun

he/she/it would gun

we would gun

you would gun

they would gun

Conditional continuous

I would be gunning

you would be gunning

he/she/it would be gunning

we would be gunning

you would be gunning

they would be gunning

Conditional perfect

I would have gun

you would have gun

he/she/it would have gun

we would have gun

you would have gun

they would have gun

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gunning

you would have been gunning

he/she/it would have been gunning

we would have been gunning

you would have been gunning

they would have been gunning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gun
we let´s gun
you gun

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gun

Past participle

gunned

Present Participle

gunning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GUN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gun» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of gun

firearm · handgun · heater · piece · rod · shooter

TRANSLATION OF GUN

Find out the translation of gun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gun» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 枪
• Translator English - Spanish: pistola
• English: gun
• Translator English - Hindi: बंदूक
• Translator English - Arabic: بُنْدُقِيَة
• Translator English - Russian: огнестрельное оружие
• Translator English - Portuguese: arma de fogo
• Translator English - Bengali: বন্দুক
• Translator English - French: fusil
• Translator English - Malay: Senjata api
• Translator English - German: Gewehr
• Translator English - Japanese: 銃
• Translator English - Korean: 총
• Translator English - Javanese: bedhil
• Translator English - Vietnamese: súng
• Translator English - Tamil: துப்பாக்கி
• Translator English - Marathi: तोफा
• Translator English - Turkish: tabanca
• Translator English - Italian: arma da fuoco
• Translator English - Polish: broń
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пістолет
• Translator English - Romanian: armă
• Translator English - Greek: όπλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geweer
• Translator English - Swedish: pistol
• Translator English - Norwegian: gevær

10 QUOTES WITH «GUN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gun.

1

Diane Abbott

Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

2

Christiane Amanpour

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

3

Judd Apatow

Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You're in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it's hard to win the arguments.

4

Michael Badnarik

I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property.

5

Michael D. Barnes

They have some pretty tough gun laws in Japan, as they do in any other civilized country in the world, and they're not killing each other off with firearms. You have very violent films in Europe, yet it's not causing the mayhem we see in our streets routinely here.

6

Michael D. Barnes

But there are 90 million gun owners in the United States. Only 3.5 million want the insurance and magazines and the various things you get for joining the NRA.

7

Gary Bauer

It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.

8

Bonnie Blair

I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.

9

Daniel Boone

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.

10

Sean Booth

I don't know whether I'm, like, jumping the gun but it's possible that in the future we may be able to use the information that we can't receive at the moment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUN»

Discover the use of gun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Blue Book of Gun Values

A pricing guide for antique and collectible firearms that contains detailed listings and pricing based on national average retail pricing, and includes over seventy full-color photographs. ütz GmbH & Co. KG

S. P. Fjestad, 2006

Gun Violence: The Real Costs

"--New York Times "Progress begins on social problems when it becomes possible to measure them. In that spirit come Professors Cook and Ludwig with this exceptional contribution."--Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, 2000

More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control ...

For this third edition, Lott draws on an additional ten years of data—including provocative analysis of the effects of gun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C—that brings the book fully up to date and further bolsters its central ...

John R. Lott, 2013

Give a Boy a Gun

Todd Strasser’s acclaimed account of school violence that Kirkus Reviews calls “vivid, distressing, and all too real.” For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule ...

Todd Strasser, 2012

Giving Up the Gun: Japan's Reversion to the Sword, 1543-1879

Lord Hideyoshi, the regent of Japan at the time, took the first step toward the control of firearms.

Noel Perrin, 1979

Gun Control: A Documentary and Reference Guide

This is the one-stop valuable reference source for students and general readers searching for historical and current information regarding the ever-ongoing gun debate in the United States.

Robert J. Spitzer, 2009

The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric ...

Anyone can become an expert with help from these 975 exploded and isometric long gun drawings.

Harold Murtz, 2005

Gun Control: Preventing Violence or Crushing Constitutional ...

This book examines the history of U.S. gun ownership as well as current federal, state, and local laws. it provides the opinions and perspectives of government leaders, historians, activists, and ordinary Americans on both sides of the ...

Matt Doeden, 2011

The Six-gun Mystique Sequel

The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel is a revised and considerably expanded edition of The Six-Gun Mystique, a pioneering study of the Western as a popular genre that has been widely influential since its original publication in 1970.

John G. Cawelti, 1999

The Gun

Traces the history of the AK-47 assault rifle, from its inception to its use by more than fifty national armies around the world, to its role in modern-day Afghanistan, discussing how the deadly weapon has helped alter world history.

C. J. Chivers, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gun is used in the context of the following news items.

Clerical error was beginning of missteps in South Carolina church …

That meant an FBI examiner using records from a state database couldn't find the details about the arrest when Roof wanted to buy a gun. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

Burke targets gun replica cell phone cases

Burke's spokesman said he knows of no instance when gun replica cases have turned up in Chicago. But they could if the City Council doesn't ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

Chicago Is Latest City To Attempt To Ban Gun-Shaped Phone Cases

Aldermen Edward Burke (14th), Ariel Reboyras (30th) and Willie Cochran (20th) are warning that gun-shaped cell phone cases pose a major ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»

Allentown inventor hopes gun modifications can save lives

Although the shooting had nothing to do with children accidentally harming themselves with a gun, Stein says the taking of young, innocent ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»

Dem senators call for executive action on gun control

The rule allowed Dylann Roof, the alleged killer of nine people at a predominantly black church in Charleston, S.C., to purchase a gun even ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

Sacramento Paintball Shooting Turns Violent As Target Returns Fire …

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A paintball shooting turned violent in Sacramento after the target was armed with a real gun, Sacramento Police ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Gun Control groups call for safe storage laws after 7-year-old shot

Colorado gun control advocates and former lawmakers are calling for more stringent safe storage laws following the accidental shooting of a ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»

Construction zone conflict leads to gun charges for 65-year-old

CALEDONIA, MI – A 65-year-old Cascade Township man who allegedly showed his gun to a woman after she passed him in traffic, is facing ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Douglas County investigators: 1 gun turned in for testing in forest …

Douglas County authorities say one person has come forward to have their gun tested after investigators Thursday offered to rule out rifles' ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Sheriff: Loaded gun without safety is missing or stolen

The gun has a black upper slide and a lower OD green frame. ... The gun has a fully loaded magazine and one round in the chamber and is ... «KMTR NewsSource 16, Jul 15»