gunpoint

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gun·point

(gŭn′point′)

The point of a gun.

Idiom:

at gunpoint

Under or as if under the threat of being shot.

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gunpoint

(ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt)

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the muzzle of a gun

2. at gunpoint being under or using the threat of being shot

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gun•point

(ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt)

n.

the point or aim of a gun.

Idioms:

at gunpoint, under threat of being shot.

[1955–60]

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Noun

gunpoint - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

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gun muzzle, muzzle - the open circular discharging end of a gun

Translations

gunpoint

[ˈgʌnpɔɪnt] N at gunpoint → a punta de pistola
to hold sb at gunpoint → tener a algn a punta de pistola

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gunpoint

[ˈgʌnpɔɪnt] n
to hold sb up at gunpoint → menacer qn avec un pistolet

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gunpoint

[ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt] n at gunpoint → sotto la minaccia delle armi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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