gunpoint

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/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/

noun

A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.

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Meanings

noungunpoint (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
  2. uncountableThreat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe gun muzzle's direction

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point
Broader
gun muzzlemuzzle
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point

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gun + point.

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Translations

German Laufmündung, Androhung von Schusswaffengewalt
  • Laufmündunga location in the front of the muzzle of a gun
  • Androhung von Schusswaffengewaltthreat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
  • vorgehaltene Waffethreat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
Japanese 銃口
  • 銃口 (jūkō)a location in the front of the muzzle of a gun
Swedish vapenhot, pistolhot
  • vapenhotthreat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
  • pistolhotthreat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon

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Cite this entry
APA

gunpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunpoint

MLA

“gunpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunpoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunpoint.

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