Meaning of gun In English

• 0 a weapon that bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired from:

  • The British police do not carry guns.

  • You could hear the noise of guns firing in the distance.

  • At the gun, the runners sprinted away down the track.

  • a spray gun

• 1 arms with large muscles:

  • He was showing off his guns in a tight T-shirt.

  • Here's a great workout for your guns.

• 2 to make an engine operate at a higher speed:

  • You must have been really gunning the engine to get here on time.

• 3 a weapon from which bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired through a metal tube

• 4 to make an engine operate at high speed:

  • Tom gunned the engine and sped off into the night.