- ˌgun sb ˈdown
- phrasal verb
mainly journalismto shoot someone and kill them
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ˌgun sb ˈdown
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gun somebody down — ˌgun sbˈdown derived usually passive to shoot sb, especially killing or seriously injuring them • The policeman was gunned down while on duty. Main entry: ↑gunderived … Useful english dictionary
gun someone down — shoot someone with a gun. → gun … English new terms dictionary
gun down — verb strike down or shoot down (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑shoot, ↑hit, ↑pip • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * ˌgun ˈdown … Useful english dictionary
gun — 1 /gVn/ noun (C) 1 a weapon from which bullets or shells 1 (3) are fired 2 a tool used to send out a liquid, such as paint, grease 1 (2), or glue, by pressure see also: flashgun, spray gun 3 AmE informal someone who is temporarily put in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gun*/*/*/ — [gʌn] noun [C] I 1) a weapon that shoots bullets or large SHELLS Enemy guns fired a shell every two or three minutes.[/ex] a gang armed with machine guns[/ex] Their police officers all carry guns.[/ex] He pointed the gun directly at me.[/ex] She… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gun — noun 1》 a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets or shells are propelled by explosive force. ↘N. Amer. a gunman: a hired gun. 2》 a device for discharging something (e.g. grease) in a required direction. verb (guns, gunning,… … English new terms dictionary
Gun violence in the United States — is associated with the majority of homicides and over half the suicides.cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm |title=Self inflicted Injury/Suicide |publisher=National Center for Health Statistics |accessdate=2006 11 06] cite… … Wikipedia
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Gun politics in the United States — Gun politics in the United States, incorporating the political aspects of gun politics, and firearms rights, has long been among the most controversial and intractable issues in American politics.cite book author=Wilcox, Clyde; Bruce, John W.… … Wikipedia
