Idioms for gun
Origin of gun
1
1300–50; Middle English
gunne, gonne, apparently short for Anglo-Latin
Gunilda, gonnyld, name for engine of war; compare Old Norse
Gunna, short for
Gunnhildr woman's name
OTHER WORDS FROM gun
gun·less, adjectiveWords nearby gun
gumshoe,
gumsucker,
gumtree,
gumweed,
gumwood,
gun,
gun brig,
gun camera,
gun carriage,
gun control,
gun crew
Definition for gun (2 of 6)
Definition for gun (3 of 6)
gin
2
[ jin ]
/ dʒɪn /
noun
a trap or snare for game.
any of various machines employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.
a stationary prime mover having a drive shaft rotated by horizontal beams pulled by horses walking in a circle.
verb (used with object), ginned, gin·ning.
to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.
to snare (game).
Origin of gin
2OTHER WORDS FROM gin
gin·ner, nounDefinition for gun (4 of 6)
gin
3
[ gin ]
/ gɪn /
verb (used with or without object), gan, gun, gin·ning. Archaic.
to begin.
Origin of gin
3
1150–1200; Middle English
ginnen, Old English
ginnan, aphetic variant of
onginnan, beginnen to
begin
Definition for gun (5 of 6)
gin
4
[ jin ]
/ dʒɪn /
noun
Also called gin rummy.
a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
the winning of such a game by laying down a full set of matched cards, earning the winner a bonus of 20 or 25 points.
verb (used without object), ginned, gin·ning.
to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets.
Origin of gin
4
First recorded in 1955–60; perhaps special use of
gin1
Definition for gun (6 of 6)
Example sentences from the Web for gun
British Dictionary definitions for gun (1 of 6)
gun
/ (ɡʌn) /
noun
verb guns, gunning or gunned
See also
gun for
Word Origin for gun
C14: probably from a female pet name shortened from the Scandinavian name
Gunnhildr (from Old Norse
gunnr war +
hildr war)
British Dictionary definitions for gun (2 of 6)
gin
1
/ (dʒɪn) /
noun
an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries
any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences
sloe gin
an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit
Word Origin for gin
C18: shortened from Dutch
genever juniper, via Old French from Latin
jūniperus
juniper
British Dictionary definitions for gun (3 of 6)
gin
2
/ (dʒɪn) /
noun
a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle
Also called: cotton gin
a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton
a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire
a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank
verb gins, ginning or ginned (tr)
to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin
to trap or snare (game) with a gin
Derived forms of gin
ginner, nounWord Origin for gin
C13
gyn, shortened from
engine
British Dictionary definitions for gun (4 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for gun (5 of 6)
gin
4
/ (ɡɪn) /
conjunction
Scot
if
Word Origin for gin
perhaps related to
gif, an earlier form of
if
British Dictionary definitions for gun (6 of 6)
gin
5
/ (dʒɪn) /
noun
Australian offensive, slang
an Aboriginal woman
Word Origin for gin
C19: from a native Australian language
Idioms and Phrases with gun
gun