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gun

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of GUN

1
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder <while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun>
Synonyms arm, firearm, heat [slang], piece, small arm
2
guns pl  large firearms (as cannon or rockets) <the field commander called for the big guns to be deployed for the full-scale assault>
Synonyms guns, ordnance
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