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shot·gun
(shŏt′gŭn′)n.
1. A smoothbore gun that fires shot over short ranges. Also called scattergun.
2. Football An offensive formation, used especially for passing, in which the quarterback receives the snap several yards behind the line of scrimmage.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or using a shotgun.
2. Obtained by or involving coercion: a shotgun compromise.
3. Covering a wide range in a haphazard or ineffective manner: shotgun methods of testing the hypothesis that wasted time and money.
4. Having the rooms joined in a line from front to back: a shotgun house, a shotgun apartment
tr.v. shot·gunned, shot·gun·ning, shot·guns
1. To shoot at with a shotgun.
2. To drink (a can of beer or other beverage) quickly through a hole punched near the bottom of the can.
interj.
Idiom: Used to claim the front passenger seat of a vehicle before a trip has started.
ride shotgun
To sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle during a trip.
[Adjective, from the fact that the shot from a shotgun fired through the front door could go out the back door without encountering any intervening obstacles. Interj. and idiom, probably from shotgun messenger, a private armed guard who protected strongboxes and other valuable shipments on stagecoaches and rode in the seat next to the driver.]
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shotgun
(ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn)n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. a shoulder firearm with unrifled bore designed for the discharge of small shot at short range and used mainly for hunting small game
b. (as modifier): shotgun fire.
2. (American Football) American football an offensive formation in which the quarterback lines up for a snap unusually far behind the line of scrimmage
adj
3. chiefly US involving coercion or duress: a shotgun merger.
4. chiefly US involving or relying on speculative suggestions, etc: a shotgun therapy.
vb, -guns, -gunning or -gunned
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) US to shoot or threaten with or as if with a shotgun
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shot•gun
(ˈʃɒtˌgʌn)n., adj., v. -gunned, -gun•ning. n.
1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
2. a football passing formation in which the quarterback lines up several yards behind the line of scrimmage.
adj. 3. pertaining to, or carried out with a shotgun.
4. gained or characterized by coercive methods.
5. tending to be wide-ranging, but haphazard: the shotgun approach to buying stocks.
6. having all the rooms in a line from front to back: a shotgun apartment.
v.t. 7. to fire a shotgun at.
[1770–80]
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shotgun
Past participle: shotgunned
Gerund: shotgunning
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| Noun | 1. |  shotgun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short rangesfowling piece - a light shotgun used for fowling pump action, slide action - action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round sawed-off shotgun - a shotgun with short barrels |
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Translations
بُنْدُقِيَّةٌ رَشّبُنْدُقِيَّة صَيْد
brokovnicepuška
haglgevær
haulikko
sačmarica
sörétes vadászpuskavadászpuska
haglabyssa
散弾銃
산탄총
brokovnica
hagelbössa
ปืนล่าสัตว์
av tüfeğiçiftekısa menzilli silah
súng săn
shotgun
[ˈʃɒtgʌn]A. N → escopeta f
B. CPD shotgun marriage, shotgun wedding N → casamiento m a la fuerza
to have a shotgun wedding → casarse a la fuerza, casarse de penalty
to have a shotgun wedding → casarse a la fuerza, casarse de penalty
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
shotgun
[ˈʃɒtgʌn] modif [blast, pellets] → de fusil de chasse; [wound] → causé(e) par un coup de fusil de chasseshotgun wedding n → mariage m précipité (souvent dû au fait que la mariée est enceinte)shot put n → lancer m du poidsshot putter n → lanceur/euse m/f de poidsshot silk n → soie f changeante
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shot1
(ʃot) noun1. a single act of shooting. He fired one shot.
2. the sound of a gun being fired. He heard a shot.
3. a throw, hit, turn etc in a game or competition. It's your shot; Can I have a shot?; He played some good shots in that tennis match; Good shot!
4. an attempt. I don't know if I can do that, but I'll have a shot (at it).
5. something which is shot or fired, especially small lead bullets used in cartridges. lead shot.
6. a photograph, especially a scene in a film.
7. an injection. The doctor gave me a shot.
8. a marksman. He's a good shot.
ˈshotgun noun a type of rifle that fires shot. a double-barrelled shotgun.
like a shot very quickly; eagerly. He accepted my invitation like a shot.
a shot in the dark a guess based on little or no information. The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.
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shotgun
→ بُنْدُقِيَّةٌ رَشّ puška haglgevær Schrotflinte κυνηγετικό όπλο escopeta haulikko fusil sačmarica fucile da caccia 散弾銃 산탄총 jachtgeweer hagle śrutówka espingarda дробовик hagelbössa ปืนล่าสัตว์ kısa menzilli silah súng săn 霰弹枪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009