gun 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Hypernym
weapon 1
noun
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Part_meronym
action 7
noun
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
barrel 1
noun
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing
a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
EnglishDerivationally related form
gun 1
verb
shoot with a gun
Hyponym
air gun 1
noun
a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
antiaircraft 1
noun
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
breechloader 1
noun
a gun that is loaded at the breech
cannon 4
noun
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
cannon 2
noun
heavy gun fired from a tank
Part_holonym
action 7
noun
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
barrel 1
noun
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing
a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
