SHOTGUN WEDDING

Meaning of SHOTGUN WEDDING in English

ˌshotgun ˈwedding BrE AmE noun [countable]

a wedding that has to take place immediately because the woman is going to have a baby

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SHOTGUN WEDDING — noun see: shotgun marriage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOTGUN WEDDING — noun see shotgun marriage
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOTGUN WEDDING — 1. a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy. 2. Informal. a compromise, merger, accord, etc., occasioned by necessity: The coalition …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOTGUN WEDDING — see shotgun marriage
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOTGUN WEDDING — (also ˌshotgun ˈmarriage ) noun ( old-fashioned , informal ) a wedding that has to take place quickly, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOTGUN WEDDING — ( shotgun weddings) 1. A shotgun wedding is a wedding that has to take place quickly, often because the woman …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOTGUN WEDDING — 1. A ~ is a wedding that has to take place quickly, often because the woman is pregnant. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOTGUN WEDDING — n (sl) shotgun marriage q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SHOTGUN WEDDING — вынужденный брак женитьба по необходимости
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOTGUN WEDDING — вынужденный брак
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOTGUN WEDDING — вынужденный брак
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOTGUN WEDDING — вынужденный брак
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOTGUN WEDDING — n infml It was a shotgun wedding — Свадьбу нельзя было откладывать, потому что девушка была в положении
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SHOTGUN WEDDING — n infml It was a shotgun wedding — Свадьбу нельзя было откладывать, потому что девушка была в положении
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SHOTGUN WEDDING — shotgun wedding n infml It was a shotgun wedding Свадьбу нельзя было откладывать, потому что девушка была в положении
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHOTGUN WEDDING — It was a shotgun wedding — Свадьбу нельзя было откладывать, потому что девушка была в положении
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SHOTGUN WEDDING — вынужденный брак женитьба по необходимости
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEDDING — boda
English-Visayan vocabulary
WEDDING — noun Usage: often attributive Date: before 12th century a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities ; nuptials, an act, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
WEDDING — ˈwediŋ, -dēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weddung, from weddian to wed + -ung -ing …
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
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
WEDDING — /wed"ing/ , n. 1. the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials. 2. the anniversary of a marriage, or its …
Random House Webster's 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
WEDDING — n. marriage; marriage ceremony; wedding anniversary; act of marrying; joining, integration, pairing; (Slang) merger, result of the collaboration of two …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEDDING — adj. of or pertaining to a wedding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
WEDDING — noun Usage: often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. : a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEDDING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of wed. 2. wedding ·noun nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.
Webster English vocab
WEDDING — [wed.ding] n, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1: a marriage ceremony usu. with its accompanying festivities: nuptials 2: an act, process, …
Merriam-Webster 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
WEDDING — wedding BrE AmE ˈwed ɪŋ ▷ wedding|s z ▶ ˈ wedding ˌ breakfast BrE AmE ▶ ˈ wedding cake BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — shotgun BrE AmE ˈʃɒt ɡʌn AmE \ ˈʃɑːt- ▷ shotgun|s z ▶ ˌ shotgun ˈ wedding BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEDDING — / ˈwedɪŋ; NAmE / noun a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it : a wedding …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
WEDDING — wed ‧ ding S2 W3 /ˈwedɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a marriage ceremony, especially one with a religious …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEDDING — n. a marriage ceremony (considered by itself or with the associated celebrations). øwedding breakfast a meal etc. usually served between …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEDDING — n. a marriage ceremony (considered by itself or with the associated celebrations). wedding breakfast a meal etc. usually served between …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
WEDDING — n. a marriage ceremony (considered by itself or with the associated celebrations). Phrases and idioms: wedding breakfast a meal etc. …
Oxford English vocab
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
WEDDING — ( weddings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A wedding is a marriage …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WEDDING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
WEDDING — [noun] [C] - a marriage ceremony and any celebrations such as a meal or a party which follow ita wedding …
Cambridge English vocab
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
WEDDING — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, Gretna Green wedding, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, assimilation, association, banns, blend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, make, musket, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEDDING — {n. phr.} The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc. * …
Slang English vocab
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
WEDDING — The emptying of a neoessary-hovise, particularly in London. You have been at an Irish wedding, where black eyes are given …
Slang English vocab
WEDDING
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOTGUN
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEDDING — n. 25B6; noun MARRIAGE (SERVICE/RITES), nuptials, union; archaic espousal. See list. nuptial. Wedding Anniversaries 1st paper 2nd cotton 3rd leather …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEDDING — n. 1 marriage (ceremony), wedding ceremony, nuptials; confarreation Our son's wedding was attended by members of the royal family 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WEDDING — {n. phr.} The twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of a couple; the twenty-fifth anniversary of a business or an association, etc. * …
Словарь английских идиом
WEDDING — сущ. свадьба; венчание, бракосочетание to attend a wedding ≈ присутствовать на свадьбе/венчании/бракосочетании to officiate at a wedding ≈ совершать обряд …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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