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101 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) služiti (komu)2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) streči3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) rabiti4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) služiti5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) odsedeti6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servirati2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) servis- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *I [sə:v]nounsport servis, začetni udarec z žogo pri tenisu, odbojki itd.II [sə:v]1.transitive verbslužiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti ( with z); servirati (jed); sport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti; colloquially ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samiciI am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) — veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)to serve a gun military streči topuserves you right! — prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!they served him right — ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužilto serve a rope — zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanjeto serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) — plačati, vrniti komu milo za dragoto serve one's time — služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporuto serve s.o. a (nasty) trick — (grdó) zagosti jo komuto serve s.o. a turn — napraviti komu uslugothat will serve his turn — to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalofirst come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej melje;2.intransitive verbslužiti, biti v službi; military služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot); ecclesiastic ministrirati, biti ministrantas occasion serves — ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnosthe serves rather badly — (tennis) on zelo slabo servirato serve as a mayor — biti župan; opravljati funkcijo županait will serve — bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)while the time serves — dokler je še čas (prilika); -
102 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) lupina2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) ogrodje3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granata2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) oluščiti2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardirati•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *I [šel]nounlupina (jajca, oreha, sadja, živali), skorja, luščina, strok; želvin oklep, polževa hišica, školjka, pokrovka krila pri žuželkah; notranja (svinčena) krsta; nedokončana hiša (ladja), ogrodje; military topovska granata, mina (metalca min), American naboj; raketa; tulec (izstrelka); lahek tekmovalni čoln; figuratively zadržanost, zaprtost, odljudnost; figuratively zunanjost, zunanja podoba, zunanji sijaj; poetically music lirain the shell — še neizvaljen, še v razvojuheavy shell military težka granatato come out of one's shell figuratively osvoboditi se odljudnosti, postati bolj družaben (manj plašen, rezerviran, samotarski)to retire into one's shell — zapreti se vase, umolknitiII [šel]transitive verb(o)lupiti, (o)luščiti, odstraniti lupino, skorjo; prekriti s školjkami, z oklepom, z lupino; military bombardirati, obsipati z izstrelki (granatami, minami)to shell nuts — tolči, treti orehe; intransitive verb izpasti (o semenu) -
103 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) streljati2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) streljati3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) izstreliti4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) ustreliti; odtrgati; vreči5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) snemati, posneti6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) streljati7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) streljati2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) poganjek- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up* * *I [šu:t]nountekmovalno streljanje, strel; lovska družba; lov, lovišče; drča; brzica; photography posnetek; botany poganjek, mladika; lijak za iztresanje odpadkov (smeti); zbadanjeto go the whole shoot — iti do kraja (do konca.); dognati (kaj)to take a shoot — iti po krajši poti; napraviti kratek procesII [šu:t]1.transitive verbiz-, na-, pre-, ustreliti; sprožiti, izstreliti (strelico); vreči (sidro); odvreči (odpadek); izprazniti, iztovoriti; metati, sipati (svetlobo), metati (poglede); American slang odvreči kot neuporabno; poganjati (mladike); zapahniti (vrata); drveti ali hitro voziti, se peljati po čem, preko česa; photography posneti, slikati, fotografirati; slang izreči, izgovoriti;2.intransitive verbstreljati (at na, v), streljati divjačino, loviti, baviti se z lovom, biti lovec; poganjati, brsteti, kliti, naglo rasti; photography napraviti posnetek; boleti, trgati (o zobobolu); pošiljati (svetlobo, žarke); švigniti, šiniti, planiti; figuratively razvijati se, zoretishoot him! — ustrelite ga!a shooting pain — zbadajoča bolečina, zbodljaja shooting star — zvezdni utrinek, meteorto shoot o.s. — ustreliti seto shoot the amber American slang pri rumeni luči voziti skozi križiščeto be shot of s.o. — znebiti se kogaI'll be shot if... — naj na mestu umrem, če...to shoot one's bolt slang napraviti, kar se (le) dato shoot the cat colloquially bljuvati, bruhati, kozlatito shoot big game — loviti, streljati veliko divjadto shoot a bridge — hitro se peljati, šiniti pod mostomto shoot a line slang bahati se, pretiravatito shoot the moon slang odseliti se ponoči brez plačanja stanarineto shoot wide of the mark figuratively zelo se zmotitito shoot the Niagara figuratively poskusiti vratolomno dejanjeto shoot questions at s.o. — bombardirati koga z vprašanjito shoot a scene film snemati sceno (prizor)to shoot straight slang biti pošten, iskrento shoot the sun nautical določiti položaj ladje s sekstantom opoldneto shoot the works figuratively igrati za najvišji vložek; vložiti skrajne napore; -
104 silencer
noun (a piece of equipment fitted to a gun, or (American muffler) in an engine, for making noise less.) dušilec* * *[sáilənsə]nountechnical utišnik, utišalo (za revolver, puško); motoring zaklep na izpušniku motorja -
105 son
(a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents): He is the son of the manager.) sin- son of a bitch* * *[sʌn]nounsin; figuratively sin, potomecson and heir — naslednik, najstarejši sin (in dedič)son-of-a-bitch vulgar pesjan, lopovSon of God ecclesiastic Jezus, sin božjithe Son ecclesiastic Sin (drugi v sv. trojici)son of a gun slang pridanič, ničvrednež; fant(alin)son of the soil — poljedelec, kmet; domorodecthe sons of Apollo — Apolonovi sinovi, pesniki -
106 sporting
1) (of, or concerned with, sports: the sporting world.) športen2) ((negative unsporting) showing fairness and kindness or generosity, especially if unexpected: a sporting gesture.) velikodušen* * *[spɔ:rtiŋ]adjective ( sportingly adverb)športen, športski, vreden športnika; ki se zanima za šport (lov, ribolov itd.); časten, pošten; colloquially nedoločen; negotova sporting chance — zelo majhna verjetnost, minimalna možnost, z rizikom povezana verjetnost uspehasporting house colloquially igralnica; javna hiša, bordel -
107 spray
[sprei] 1. noun1) (a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall: The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.) pršenje2) (a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid: She used a spray to rinse her hair.) razpršilec3) (a liquid for spraying: He bought a can of fly-spray.) pršilo2. verb1) (to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets: The water sprayed all over everyone.) (raz)pršiti2) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) škropiti* * *I [spréi]nounzelena veja, vejica (s cvetjem); mladika, poganjek; okrasek, nakit v obliki vejica spray of diamonds figuratively vejica z diamantiII [spréi]1.nounmorska pena v vetru, vodni pršec, vodni prah (slapa, morja v vetru); pršenje, tekočina za pršenje; technical razpršilec, škropilo, brizgalna; figuratively deža spray of bullets — dež, toča krogelspray gun — brizgalka (za barvo, celulozo itd.);2.transitive verb & intransitive verbškropiti, štrcati, (raz)pršiti -
108 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.)2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.)3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.)4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.)2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) trak2) (a strip cartoon.) strip3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) dres•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) striptiz* * *I [strip]noundolg in ozek trak ali kos (zemljišča itd.); aeronautics pista, pomožno vzletišče; strip, risana zgodba z besedilom; (filatelija) vrsta (treh ali več) znamk; technical valjano tračno jeklo; American plenjenje, ropanje; American opustošenje, porušenjeair strip, landing strip — letalska (pomožna) pistastrip mining American mineralogy dnevni kopII [strip]transitive verbslačiti, sleči, ogoliti; (o)luščiti, (o)lupiti; odvzeti (of kaj), izropati; izprazniti (hišo); demontirati, razstaviti; razpremiti(ladjo); odkriti (ležišče premoga); figuratively razgaliti; do konca pomolsti (kravo); intransitive verb sleči se; olupiti se, oluščiti se, ogoliti se; zrahljati se (vijak)stripped — gol, nag, razgaljen (tudi figuratively)to strip s.o. of his office — odstraniti koga iz službeto strip s.o. naked, to strip s.o. to the skin — do golega koga slečito strip of wood — posekati, izkrčiti gozd -
109 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) prepričan2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) gotov3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) zanesljiv2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') seveda- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough* * *I [šúə]adjectivegotov, zanesljiv, siguren; varen, nenevaren; nedvomen, nezmoten, nezmotljiv, nesporen; stalen; prepričan (of o, that da)for sure — gotovo, sigurno, nedvomno, vsekakora sure draw — skrivališče, v katerem je zanesljivo lisicaa sure proof — nesporen, zanesljiv dokazsure thing American slang gotova, zanesljiva stvarsure (thing)! American slang gotovo! sigurno! vsekakor! zanesljivo!slow and sure — počasen, ali sigurenI am sure — gotovo, zareswell, I'm sure! — (vzklik presenečenja)well, to be sure! — no, kakšno presenečenje!are you sure? — ali res?be sure! — ne pozabi!to be sure colloquially gotovo, brez dvoma, sevedaI feel sure of success — gotov, prepričan sem o uspehuII [šúə]adverb (prav) gotovo, seveda; zaresit sure was hot American colloquially zares je bilo vročeas sure as a gun colloquially popolnoma zanesljivoWill you come? -- Sure! — Boš prišel? -- Seveda! Pa ja!sure enough — čisto gotovo (zanesljivo); zares, v resnici, dejansko, nedvomnoI said it would happen, and sure enough it did — rekel sem, da se bo to zgodilo, in zares (dejansko) se je -
110 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) groziti* * *[mretn]transitive verb & intransitive verbpretiti, groziti ( with z); ogrožati; figuratively groziti, grozeče se bližati (neurje, nesreča); grozeče napovedati -
111 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.)2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.)3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.)4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.)2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) met- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *I [mróu]nounmetanje, met; lučaj; (pri rokoborbi) met, zrušenje; domet; figuratively poteza, riziko; lahek šal; boa; ženski šal; lahka odeja; technical (ročna) stružnica; lončarski kolovratthe theatre is a stone's throw from here — gledališče je tu blizu, ni niti 50 korakov od tuII [mróu]transitive verb & intransitive verbvreči, metati, zagnati, zalučati; treščiti; railway vreči s tračnic; podreti, zrušiti, premagati; zvreči (jezdeca); odvreči (kožo, o kači); izgubljati (perje, dlako); nasuti (nasip); nametati; skotiti (mlade); izstreliti (naboj); izigrati (karto), odvreči; sukati, oblikovati, modelirati (v lončarstvu); hitro položiti, zgraditi (most); predati, izročiti (oblast); prestaviti (čete); izraziti, prevesti ( into v); nagnati, napoditi, pognati; razpisati (natečaj); American colloquially z goljufivim, sleparskim namenom izgubiti ( the race dirko)to throw a banquet (a dance) — dati, prirediti banket (ples)to throw the bull American slang širokoustiti se, lagati (da se kar kadi)to throw a chest slang prsiti se, postavljati seto throw dust in s.o.'s eyes figuratively metati komu pesek v očihe threw his eyes to the ground figuratively povesil je očito throw a fit slang razkačiti seto throw a gun on s.o. American nameriti revolver na kogato throw one's heart (soul, life, spirit) into s.th. — popolnoma se predati neki stvarito throw light on s.th. — osvetliti, pojasniti kajto throw the javelin sport metati kopjeto throw good money after bad figuratively zopet izgubiti denar, ko skušamo popraviti neko drugo izguboto throw open — naglo (na široko, na stežaj) odpretito throw overboard figuratively rešiti se (česa), vreči s sebeto throw o.s. — zaupati se, izročiti se (upon s.o. komu)to be thrown upon o.s. — biti sam nase navezanto throw a rope to s.o. — vreči komu vrv figuratively pomagati komuto throw a sop to s.o. figuratively stisniti komu (napitnino, podkupnino), z drobtinico koga utišalito throw a scare into s.o. — pognati komu strah v kostito throw stones at s.o. — vreči kamenje na koga, figuratively obdolžiti kogato throw s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — vreči komu kaj, v obraz očitati komu kajto throw cold water on — z mrzlo vodo politi, figuratively odvzeti pogum; spodbijati vrednost, zasluge (kake osebe)to throw o.s. into work — vreči se na delo -
112 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti -
113 Tommy
I [tɔmi]nounTom, Tomo; figuratively (see tommy gun) brzostrelka, avtomatska pištolaTommy Atkins colloquially vojak prostak britanske vojske, tomiII [tɔmi]proper nameTomažek -
114 tommy
[tɔmi]nounslang navaden britanski vojak, prostak; technical ključ za odvijanje vijakov, francoz; colloquially maček; military slang hrana, hlebec, kruh; naturalije, živila (namesto plače v denarju)soft tommy — nautical mehak, svež kruhtommy rot slang nesmisel, neumnost, prazne marnjetommy gun — avtomatska pištola, brzostrelkatommy shop, tommy store — prodajalna, v kateri delavec dobiva blago namesto plače v denarju; kantina (za nakup živil)tommy system history plačevanje v naturalijah -
115 tote
[tout](to carry: He was toting a pile of books about with him.) tovoriti* * *I [tóut]nounBritish English slang see totalizatorII [tóut]1.nounAmerican colloquiallyprenašanje, vlačenje, vleka, prevažanje; tovor;2.transitive verb Americannositi, vleči, vlačiti, voziti, prevažati -
116 whaling
I [wéiliŋ]1.nounlov na kite;2.adjectivekitolovskiII [wéiliŋ]1.nounudarci, batine;2.adjective slangogromen, velikanski, silen, kolosalen -
117 wrench
[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) iztrgati2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) izpahniti2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) zasuk2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) izvijač* * *I [renč]nounhiter obrat, zasuk, okret, vrtljaj; izpahnitev, izvin, trzaj; izkrivljenje, (po)pačenje (pomena itd.); figuratively bolestna ločitev; technical kijuč za odvijanje (matice, cevi itd.), izvijač, francozII [renč]transitive verb(iz)trgati, (iz)vleči; medicine izpahniti, izviniti; izkriviti (tudi figuratively); popačiti (besedilo, dejstvo); intransitive verb (nenadoma) se zasukatito wrench s.th. (away) from s.o. — iztrgati komu kajto wrench s.th. out of — iztrgati iz -
118 Y, y
[wái]nounplural Y's, Ys, y's, ys [wáiz]1.noun(črka) Y, y; mathematics druga neznanka; ordinata (v koordinatnem sistemu); predmet v obliki črke Y; viličast cevni priključeky-gun — vrsta topa za izstrelitev globinskih bomb proti podmornicam; (= y-track) viličast železniški tir;2.adjectivepetindvajseti; ki ima obliko črke Y, viličast -
119 firearm
noun (any type of gun: In most countries you need a licence to keep firearms.) strelno orožje -
120 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) na smrt prestrašitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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Gun (video game) — Gun Developer(s) Neversoft, Beenox (PC), Rebellion Developments (PSP) Publisher(s) Activision … Wikipedia
Gun politics in the United Kingdom — Gun politics in the United Kingdom, much like gun politics in Australia, places its main considerations on how best to ensure public safety and how deaths involving firearms can most effectively be prevented. Unlike in the United States, there is … Wikipedia
Gun — (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which throws or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun barrel — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun carriage — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun cotton — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun deck — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun fire — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gun metal — Gun Gun (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English