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{ "term": "gun", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I have never **fired a gun** in my life." }, { "text": "He **pointed a gun** at them." }, { "text": "Should police officers **carry guns**?" }, { "text": "a toy/replica gun" }, { "text": "Anti-aircraft guns opened fire as the bombers flew overhead." }, { "text": "A **loaded gun** was found in the vehicle." }, { "text": "Look out, he's got a gun!" }, { "text": "The guard drew his gun *(= took it out so it was ready to use)*." }, { "text": "She **pulled a gun on** me *(= took out a gun and aimed it at me)*." }, { "text": "The **gun went off** by accident." }, { "text": "The attacker held a gun to the hostage’s head." }, { "text": "a **gun battle** between rival gangs" }, { "text": "high levels of **gun crime/violence**" }, { "text": "**gun owners/ownership**" }, { "text": "**gun control/laws**" }, { "text": "Enemy ship approaching! Man the guns!" }, { "text": "Guns were firing and grenades going off all around." }, { "text": "He grinned and cocked the gun with his thumb." }, { "text": "He pulled a gun from his pocket." }, { "text": "She raised her gun, aimed and fired." }, { "text": "I found myself looking down the barrel of a gun." }, { "text": "I loaded the gun with my last two bullets." }, { "text": "Jorge quickly holstered his gun." }, { "text": "My big brother taught me about gun safety." }, { "text": "She brandished the gun menacingly." }, { "text": "The gunman turned the gun on himself." }, { "text": "The police pointed to the success of a gun amnesty earlier this year." }, { "text": "There were several guns mounted in the back of the vehicle." }, { "text": "These kids have grown up in a drugs and gun culture." }, { "text": "They grudgingly took off their gun belts and holsters." }, { "text": "They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns." }, { "text": "This new gun shoots a laser beam at the target." }, { "text": "Two armed men held a gun to his head and made him empty the safe." }, { "text": "We're very short of guns and ammunition." }, { "text": "the powerful gun lobby in the US" }, { "text": "He walked into the bank and pointed his gun at the cashier." }, { "text": "He was injured in a gun battle between rival gangs." }, { "text": "Should commercial airline pilots be permitted to carry guns?" }, { "text": "The battleship fired its main 16-inch guns against enemy coastal positions." } ], "topics": ["War and conflict"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "heavy", "loaded"], "verb + gun": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"], "gun + verb": ["blaze", "fire", "go off"], "gun + noun": ["control", "law", "crime"], "phrases": [ "the barrel of a gun", "guns and ammunition", "hold a gun on somebody" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object", "examples": [ { "text": "a staple gun" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "heavy", "loaded"], "verb + gun": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"], "gun + verb": ["blaze", "fire", "go off"], "gun + noun": ["control", "law", "crime"], "phrases": [ "the barrel of a gun", "guns and ammunition", "hold a gun on somebody" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the signal to begin a race, that is made by firing a special gun, called a starting pistol, into the air", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a person who is paid to shoot somebody", "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "a hired gun" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with a lot of energy and determination", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The champions came out (with) all guns blazing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be doing something quickly and successfully", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Work is going great guns now." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something too soon, before the right time", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to cause the plans of an opponent to fail", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "experiencing a lot of pressure", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm really under the gun today." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡʌn/", "audio": "gu/gun/gun__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡʌn/", "audio": "gu/gun/gun__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English gunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’." }