give a gun

verb

To order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).

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Meanings

verbgive a gun (third-person singular simple present gives a gun, present participle giving a gun, simple past gave a gun, past participle given a gun)

present singular third person gives a gun · participle present giving a gun · past gave a gun · participle past given a gun

  1. To order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).
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APA

give a gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20a%20gun

MLA

“give a gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20a%20gun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give a gun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20a%20gun.

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