gunpoint
[ guhn-point ]
/ ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt /
noun
Idioms for gunpoint
at gunpoint,
under threat of being shot: He carried out the robber's orders at gunpoint.
Words nearby gunpoint
gunning,
gunny,
gunnysack,
gunpaper,
gunplay,
gunpoint,
gunport,
gunpowder,
gunpowder plot,
gunpowder tea,
gunrunning
British Dictionary definitions for at gunpoint
gunpoint
/ (ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt) /
noun
the muzzle of a gun
at gunpoint
being under or using the threat of being shot
Idioms and Phrases with at gunpoint
at gunpoint
Also, at knifepoint. Under coercion, as in I'm going to hold him at gunpoint for that raise he promised me last year. Both these phrases were at first used literally and later also figuratively. [Mid-1900s]