Phrase Hound found 297 phrases and 295 compound words that contain gun. The most common are listed below. Open gun in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 297
- machine gunA type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
- gun controlLaws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.
- under the gunUnder great pressure to perform.
- smoking gunEvidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.
- son of a gunson of a bitch
- jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
- air gunA gun that propels a projectile by compressed air or similar compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide).
- run and gunTo move the ball quickly and shoot often.
- radar gunA hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic).
- top gunAn expert gunner or gunman.
- pop gunA toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is traditionally attached to the toy by a piece of string.
- ray gunA weapon that shoots harmful rays.
- organ gunA large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.
- give a gunTo order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).
- gun carriageA metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.
- big gunA large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
- railway gunA massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
- squirt gunA toy gun used to shoot water.
- submachine gunA type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
- nail gunA power tool used to drive nails into a surface easily. It is powered pneumatically, electrically, or in some cases with a propellant cartridge; conceptually akin to air guns and firearms.
- prop gunA replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
- gun-layerA soldier who is assigned to aim and fire a mounted machine gun such as that on the turret of a tank.
- gun-metalAlternative form of gunmetal: A type of bronze used for making cannons.
- Chekhov's gunA dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.
- cap-gunAlternative spelling of cap gun.
Compound words 295
- shotgunA gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
- GunnerSomeone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- gunshotThe act of discharging a firearm.
- gunmetalA type of bronze used for making cannons.
- gunslingerA person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
- gunsmithA manufacturer of guns.
- gunboatAny of the various types of small armed vessels.
- gunpointA location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
- gunshipA ship equipped with heavy artillery.
- railgunAn electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.