gun
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Types & categories
- weapon hypernym
- air gun hyponym
- antiaircraft hyponym
- breechloader hyponym
- cannon hyponym
- cannon hyponym
- firearm hyponym
- gas gun hyponym
- minute gun hyponym
- Quaker gun hyponym
- set gun hyponym
- whaling gun hyponym
Parts & wholes
- action mechanism part meronym
- barrel part meronym
- cartridge ejector part meronym
- cartridge extractor part meronym
- clip part meronym
- firing chamber part meronym
- gunlock part meronym
- muzzle part meronym
- gunsight part meronym
- trigger part meronym
- safety lock part meronym
- gunstock part meronym
Related & opposite
- gun derivation
Sense 2 verb
shoot with a gun
Types & categories
- shoot hypernym
- machine gun hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
large but transportable armament
Types & categories
- armament hypernym
- cannon hyponym
- field artillery hyponym
- four-pounder hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- gun derivation
Sense 4 noun
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
Types & categories
- shooter hypernym
Related & opposite
- gun derivation
Sense 5 noun
a professional killer who uses a gun
Types & categories
- liquidator hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
Types & categories
- pump hypernym
Sense 7 noun
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
he stepped on the gas
Types & categories
- treadle hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- throttle derivation
- accelerate derivation
Sense 8 noun
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
two runners started before the gun
Types & categories
- firing off hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | action mechanism |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | barrel |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cartridge ejector |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cartridge extractor |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | clip |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | firing chamber |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | gunlock |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | muzzle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | gunsight |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | trigger |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | safety lock |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | gunstock |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | weapon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | air gun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antiaircraft |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breechloader |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cannon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cannon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | firearm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas gun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | minute gun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Quaker gun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | set gun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whaling gun |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | gun down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | artillery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | artilleryman |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | torpedo |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gunman |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | shoot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | machine gun |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | battery |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | gunstock |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | armament |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cannon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | field artillery |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | four-pounder |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shooter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pip |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | liquidator |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | pump |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | throttle |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | accelerate |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | airplane |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | car |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | treadle |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | gun |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | firing off |