gunned
noun
- A piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory
- A portable firearm (such as a rifle or handgun)
- A device that throws a projectile
- A discharge of a gun especially as a salute or signal
- A signal marking a beginning or ending
- Hunter
- Gunman
- Something suggesting a gun in shape or function
- Throttle
- A person's arm
verb
- To fire on
- Shoot
"gunned down by a hit man"
- To open up the throttle of so as to increase speed
"gun the engine"
- Fire
"gunned the ball to first base"
- To hunt with a gun
verb
- To shoot at, wound, or kill (someone or something) with a machine gun
"… machine-gunned a marauding gang of terrorists outside the U.S. embassy …"
verb
- To shoot with a tommy gun
phrasal verb
- To shoot (someone) with a gun
"He was gunned down in the street."
Source: merriam-webster.com
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