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gun
verb
-
gun
,
gunning
,
guns
,
gunned
to
shoot
someone
or
something
with
a
gun
•
The
hunter
gunned
a
wild
turkey
for
the
family
dinner
.
The
hunter
gunned
a
wild
turkey
for
the
family
dinner
.
•
During
the
robbery
,
the
gang
threatened
to
gun
anyone
who
resisted
.
During
the
robbery
,
the
gang
threatened
to
gun
anyone
who
resisted
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
in
the
early
17th
century
,
turning
the
weapon
’
s
name
into
an
action
meaning
“
to
shoot
.”
verb
-
gun
,
gunning
,
guns
,
gunned
informal
:
to
press
the
accelerator
sharply
so
that
a
vehicle
’
s
engine
revs
and
it
moves
forward
very
quickly
•
When
the
light
turned
green
,
Miguel
gunned
the
engine
and
sped
away
.
When
the
light
turned
green
,
Miguel
gunned
the
engine
and
sped
away
.
•
The
pilot
gunned
the
throttle
to
lift
the
small
plane
over
the
mountain
ridge
.
The
pilot
gunned
the
throttle
to
lift
the
small
plane
over
the
mountain
ridge
.
From
the
idea
of
driving
a
car
’
s
power
forward
as
suddenly
and
forcefully
as
firing
a
gun
;
first
recorded
in
U
.
S
.
English
in
the
1930s
.
