SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN

Meaning of SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN in English

(~s)

A ~ is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. (BRIT; in AM, use sawed-off shotgun )

The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing ~s.

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SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN — ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˌsawed-off ˈshotgun ) noun a shotgun with part of its barrel cut off
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN — ˌsawn-off ˈshotgun BrE AmE British English , ˌsawed-off ˈshotgun American English noun [countable] a ↑ shotgun whose ↑ barrel (=long …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN — ( sawn-off shotguns) A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A sawn-off shotgun was seized and a man was arrested. ▪ He is further charged …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — I. noun Date: 1776 a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges, an offensive football formation in which …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOTGUN — Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOTGUN — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: shot (I) + gun 1. : an often double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAWN — past part of saw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
Английский словарь Webster
SAWN — () of Saw
Английский словарь Webster
SHOTGUN — ( n. ) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAWN — of Saw
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — /shot"gun'/ , n., adj., v., shotgunned, shotgunning . n. 1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAWN — /sawn/ , v. a pp. of saw 1 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — n. smooth-barreled gun that fires small pellets over short distances and is used to hunt small game
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOTGUN — I. ˈshät-ˌgən noun Date: 1776 1. : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges 2. : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAWN — of saw.
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
SAWN — past participle of saw 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOTGUN — [shot.gun] n (1776) 1: a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges 2: an offensive football formation in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOTGUN — smoothbore shoulder weapon designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that spread in a diverging pattern after they …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — shotgun BrE AmE ˈʃɒt ɡʌn AmE \ ˈʃɑːt- ▷ shotgun|s z ▶ ˌ shotgun ˈ wedding BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAWN — sawn BrE AmE sɔːn sɑːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — / ˈʃɒtgʌn; NAmE ˈʃɑːt-/ noun a long gun that fires a lot of small metal bullets, (called shot ), and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAWN — past part. of SAW(1).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOTGUN — n. a smooth-bore gun for firing small shot at short range. shotgun marriage (or wedding) colloq. an enforced or hurried …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAWN — past part. of SAW(1).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — n. a smooth-bore gun for firing small shot at short range. Phrases and idioms: shotgun marriage (or wedding) colloq. an …
Oxford English vocab
SAWN — past part. of SAW(1).
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SHOTGUN — ( shotguns) A shotgun is a gun used for shooting birds and animals which fires a lot of small metal …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAWN — Sawn is the past participle of saw .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAWN — Sawn is the past participle of saw .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOTGUN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast ▪ A bomb blast completely destroyed the building. pump-action shotgun/rifle sawn-off shotgun …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — [noun] [C] - a long gun which fires a large number of small metal bullets at one time, which is …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOTGUN — n. Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOTGUN — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, make, musket, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — n 1. the passenger seat in a vehicle. Origin: the American west (i.e. during the 1800s.) The "shotgun" was the …
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SAWN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SHOTGUN
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SAWN — adj. Sawn is used with these nouns: ↑ log
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — механизированное приспособление для развинчивания труб (военное) дробовик, дробовое ружье (военное) (американизм) пулемет > * marriage вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAWN — пилить, пиленый sawn timber depth ≈ толщина пиломатериала sawn timber edge ≈ кромка пиломатериала - sawn stave - sawn stone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAWN — Пилить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SAWN — Зуб
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SAWN — Ваг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOTGUN — n воен. 1> дробовик, дробовое ружьё 2> амер. пулемёт shotgun marriage - а) вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы «покрыть грех»; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAWN — p. p. от saw 1 II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAWN — пилить, пиленый sawn timber depth — толщина пиломатериала sawn timber edge — кромка пиломатериала - sawn stave - sawn stone - sawn timber - sawn veneer
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SAWN — пилить отпиленный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAWN — p. p. от saw 1 II
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

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