SHOTGUN WEDDING

Meaning of SHOTGUN WEDDING in English

(also ˌshotgun ˈmarriage ) noun

( old-fashioned , informal ) a wedding that has to take place quickly, for example because the woman is pregnant

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ˌshotgun ˈwedding BrE AmE noun [countable] a wedding that has to take place immediately because the woman is going to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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