Hypernym

firearm 1

noun

a portable gun

Part_meronym

pump action 1

noun

action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round

choke 3

noun

a constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.

scattergun 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

Synonyms

shotgun 1
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

Hyponym

fowling piece 1

noun

a light shotgun used for fowling

sawed-off shotgun 1

noun

a shotgun with short barrels

double-barreled shotgun 1

noun

a shotgun with two parallel barrels, allowing two shots to be fired in quick succession.

Part_holonym

pump action 1

noun

action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round

choke 3

noun

a constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.