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• gun-runner — gun runners N COUNT A gun runner is someone who takes or sends guns into a country secretly and illegally. (in AM, use gunrunner) …   English dictionary

• gun-runner —  Smuggler of guns …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• gun-running — gun .running n [U] the activity of taking guns into a country secretly and illegally, especially so that they can be used by people who want to fight against their government >gun runner n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• runner — run|ner [ˈrʌnə US ər] n 1.) someone who runs for sport or pleasure →↑jogger ▪ a long distance runner ▪ a marathon runner 2.) a horse that runs in a race ▪ The runners and riders appear in Friday s Racing Post. 3.) do a runner …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• runner — [[t]rʌ̱nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ runners 1) N COUNT A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure. ...a marathon runner... I am a very keen runner and am out training most days. 2) N COUNT The runners in a horse race are the horses taking… …   English dictionary

• gun running — /ˈgʌn rʌnɪŋ/ (say gun runing) noun the smuggling of guns, etc., into a country. Also, gun running. –gun runner, noun …  

• runner — n. somebody who transports illegal items. That gun runner got arrested, didn t he? …   English slang

• gun lap — n. Track & Field the final lap of a race, signaled by the firing of a starter s pistol as the runner in the lead begins the lap * * * …   Universalium

• gun lap — n. Track & Field the final lap of a race, signaled by the firing of a starter s pistol as the runner in the lead begins the lap …   English World dictionary

• Gun Bow — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Gun Bow caption = sire = Gun Shot grandsire = Hyperion dam = Ribbons and Bows damsire = War Admiral sex = Stallion foaled = 1960 country = United States colour = Bay breeder = Maine Chance Farm owner =… …   Wikipedia

• gun — [[t]gʌn[/t]] n. v. gunned, gun•ning 1) a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive 2) any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver 3) a long barreled… …   From formal English to slang