GUN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English gonne, ~ne Date: 14th century 1. a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory, a portable firearm (as a rifle or hand~), a device that throws a projectile, 2. a discharge of a ~ especially as a salute or signal, a signal marking a beginning or ending, 3. hunter , ~man , something suggesting a ~ in shape or function, throttle , ~ned adjective II. verb (~ned; ~ning) Date: 1622 transitive verb 1. to fire on, shoot , 2. to open up the throttle of so as to increase speed , fire 3b , intransitive verb to hunt with a ~