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n.
1) to aim; fire; point a ~ at smb.
2) to turn a ~ on smb.
3) to draw a ~
4) to hold a ~ on smb.; to hold a ~ to smb.'s head
5) to load; unload a ~
6) to man a ~
7) (artillery) to lay ('adjust') a ~
8) to carry, pack ( AE , colloq. ) a ~
9) to silence an enemy ~
10) to spike ('make unusable') a ~
11) an antiaircraft; antitank; BB; burp ( colloq. ), submachine, Tommy ( colloq. ); field; heavy; machine; ray; riot ~; shot~; starter's; stun; zip ( AE ) ~
12) a grease; spray ~
13) a ~ fires, goes off; jams; misfires
14) ( misc. ) to jump the ~ ('to start too early')
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v. ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to search for with a ~') (also fig .)