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shotgun
shot·gun S0367700 (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 apartmenttr.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. Used to claim the front passenger seat of a vehicle before a trip has started.Idiom: 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.]shotgun (ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn) n1. (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 gameb. (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 scrimmageadj3. 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 shotgunshot•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] shotgun
Past participle: shotgunned
Gerund: shotgunning
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| I shotgun | | you shotgun | | he/she/it shotguns | | we shotgun | | you shotgun | | they shotgun |
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| I shotgunned | | you shotgunned | | he/she/it shotgunned | | we shotgunned | | you shotgunned | | they shotgunned |
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| I am shotgunning | | you are shotgunning | | he/she/it is shotgunning | | we are shotgunning | | you are shotgunning | | they are shotgunning |
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| I have shotgunned | | you have shotgunned | | he/she/it has shotgunned | | we have shotgunned | | you have shotgunned | | they have shotgunned |
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| I was shotgunning | | you were shotgunning | | he/she/it was shotgunning | | we were shotgunning | | you were shotgunning | | they were shotgunning |
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| I had shotgunned | | you had shotgunned | | he/she/it had shotgunned | | we had shotgunned | | you had shotgunned | | they had shotgunned |
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| I will shotgun | | you will shotgun | | he/she/it will shotgun | | we will shotgun | | you will shotgun | | they will shotgun |
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| I will have shotgunned | | you will have shotgunned | | he/she/it will have shotgunned | | we will have shotgunned | | you will have shotgunned | | they will have shotgunned |
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| I will be shotgunning | | you will be shotgunning | | he/she/it will be shotgunning | | we will be shotgunning | | you will be shotgunning | | they will be shotgunning |
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| I have been shotgunning | | you have been shotgunning | | he/she/it has been shotgunning | | we have been shotgunning | | you have been shotgunning | | they have been shotgunning |
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| I will have been shotgunning | | you will have been shotgunning | | he/she/it will have been shotgunning | | we will have been shotgunning | | you will have been shotgunning | | they will have been shotgunning |
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| I had been shotgunning | | you had been shotgunning | | he/she/it had been shotgunning | | we had been shotgunning | | you had been shotgunning | | they had been shotgunning |
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| I would shotgun | | you would shotgun | | he/she/it would shotgun | | we would shotgun | | you would shotgun | | they would shotgun |
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| I would have shotgunned | | you would have shotgunned | | he/she/it would have shotgunned | | we would have shotgunned | | you would have shotgunned | | they would have shotgunned |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shotgun - firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short rangesscattergunfirearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"fowling piece - a light shotgun used for fowlingpump 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 roundsawed-off shotgun - a shotgun with short barrels |
Translationsshot1 (ʃot) noun1. a single act of shooting. He fired one shot. 射擊 射击（射击中的一发子弹） 2. the sound of a gun being fired. He heard a shot. 射擊聲 射击声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! (比賽)投擲、射門、投籃、一擊等 （体育比赛中的）击球、射门、投篮等 4. an attempt. I don't know if I can do that, but I'll have a shot (at it). 嘗試 尝试5. something which is shot or fired, especially small lead bullets used in cartridges. lead shot. 彈丸，砲彈 弹丸6. a photograph, especially a scene in a film. 拍攝，(電影)鏡頭 （电影中的）镜头 7. an injection. The doctor gave me a shot. 注射 注射8. a marksman. He's a good shot. 射手 射手ˈshotgun noun a type of rifle that fires shot. a double-barrelled shotgun. 散彈槍 霰弹枪，鸟枪 like a shot very quickly; eagerly. He accepted my invitation like a shot. 立刻，迫不及待地 立刻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. 猜測 猜测shotgun
shotgun approachIn business, a marketing strategy in which a wide and nonselective population or demographic is reached or advertised to. We don't yet have much brand recognition in the market, so we're going with a shotgun approach to reach as many potential customers as we can.See also: approach, shotgunshotgun cottage(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. When our whole family goes to stay in my grandmother's shotgun cottage in New Orleans, it always feels like we're all right on top of one another.See also: cottage, shotgunshotgun house(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. When our whole family goes to stay in my grandmother's shotgun house in New Orleans, it always feels like we're all right on top of one another.See also: house, shotgunshotgun hut(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. When our whole family goes to stay in my grandmother's shotgun hut in New Orleans, it always feels like we're all right on top of one another.See also: hut, shotgunshotgun shack(chiefly Southern United States slang) A one-story house in which each room is in a straight alignment with the others, connected by a continuous hallway running from the front to the back of the residence. When our whole family goes to stay in my grandmother's shotgun shack in New Orleans, it always feels like we're all right on top of one another.See also: shack, shotgunshotgun marriageA marriage that happens quickly due to an unplanned pregnancy. We knew it was a shotgun marriage when Frank's new wife had a baby five months after the wedding.See also: marriage, shotgunshotgun weddingA wedding that happens quickly due to an unplanned pregnancy. After finding out she was pregnant, Gina and Tom had a shotgun wedding.See also: shotgun, weddingride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a car. An allusion to stage coaches in the 19th-century US, which were often protected from outlaws by someone who sat wielding a shotgun next to the driver. Mom, Jake got to ride shotgun this morning—it's my turn! OK, let's get back on the road. Who wants to ride shotgun?See also: ride, shotguncall shotgunTo verbally claim the ability to ride in the front passenger seat of a car. An allusion to stage coaches in 19th-century America, which were often protected from outlaws by someone who sat wielding a shotgun next to the driver. Mom, don't let Jake ride up front—I called shotgun! A: "OK, let's get back on the road." B: "I call shotgun!"See also: call, shotgunshotgun weddingFig. a forced wedding. (From imagery of the bride's father having threatened the bridegroom with a shotgun to force him to marry the bride because he made her pregnant.) Mary was six months pregnant when she married Bill. It was a real shotgun wedding. Bob would never have married Jane if she hadn't been pregnant. Jane's father saw to it that it was a shotgun wedding.See also: shotgun, weddingride shotgunGuard someone or something while in transit, as in The reporter found himself in the odd position of riding shotgun for an accused mobster. This term alludes to the armed defender of a stagecoach who sat beside the driver to protect against marauders and bandits. Later it was transferred to anyone riding in the front passenger seat of a motor vehicle, as well as to the more general function of protection. [Mid-1900s] See also: ride, shotgunShotgun weddingAn agreement or compromise made through necessity, as in Since neither side won a majority, the coalition government was obviously a shotgun wedding . This expression alludes to a marriage precipitated by a woman's pregnancy, causing her father to point a literal or figurative gun at the responsible man's head. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s. See also: shotgun, weddinga shotgun wedding 1. A shotgun wedding is a wedding that happens quickly because the woman is pregnant. The sort of marriage that starts with a shotgun wedding never quite escapes from the feeling that one partner or the other has been trapped.2. A shotgun wedding is when two companies or organizations join together suddenly because they need to. The committee was created through a shotgun wedding between the community relations commission and the race relations board.See also: shotgun, weddingride shotgun If someone rides shotgun, they sit in the front of a vehicle, next to the driver. I was riding shotgun on a night patrol when a boy darted out from an alley and ran towards the truck. Note: This expression comes from times in the past when a man with a shotgun sat next to the driver of a coach and horses for protection. See also: ride, shotgunride shotgun 1 travel as a guard in the seat next to the driver of a vehicle. 2 ride in the passenger seat of a vehicle. 3 act as a protector. chiefly North AmericanSee also: ride, shotgunride ˈshotgun (American English, informal) ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck: My turn to ride shotgun today!Originally, this referred to an armed guard who travelled in the seat next to the driver.See also: ride, shotguna ˌshotgun ˈwedding/ˈmarriage (old-fashioned, informal) a marriage which takes place because the woman is pregnantThis expression probably refers to the father of a woman, who threatens to shoot the man unless he marries her.See also: marriage, shotgun, weddingcall shotgun phr. to call out and claim the seat beside the driver in an automobile. Bob called shotgun so he could sit next to the driver. See also: call, shotgunride shotgun1. tv. to accompany and guard someone or something. (see also shotgun.) I have to take the beer over to the party. Why don’t you come along and ride shotgun? 2. tv. to ride in the passenger seat of a car, next to the driver. I want to ride shotgun so I don’t have to sit back there with those guys. See also: ride, shotgunshotgun1. mod. broad; general. A shotgun approach to a problem like this is useless. You must get specific. 2. exclam. a phrase called out by someone who claims the privilege of riding in a car’s passenger seat. (Usually Shotgun!) Whoever yelled “shotgun” has to sit holding the cake all the way. shotgun wedding n. a forced wedding, presumably because the bride is pregnant. It was a shotgun wedding, but they sure are in love. See also: shotgun, wedding ride shotgun1. To guard a person or thing while in transit.2. Slang To ride in the front passenger seat of a car or truck.See also: ride, shotgun ride shotgun To sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle during a trip.See also: ride, shotgunshotgun weddingA wedding made compulsory by bride's pregnancy. At a time and in social circles where a baby's illegitimacy stigmatized both mother and child, something had to be done, and in a hurry. As soon as his unwed daughter broke the news of her pregnancy and the father-to-be's unwillingness to marry her, the father grabbed his shotgun off the wall. With such motivation, the young man was forced to accompany the young lady to the nearest preacher or justice of the peace to make her an honest woman. The phase is sometimes used to describe business mergers made only for reasons of expediency.See also: shotgun, weddingshotgun
shotgun: see small armssmall arms,
firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms
The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. .shotgun[′shät‚gən] (ordnance) A smooth-bore shoulder weapon; the usual classes are riot gun, skeet gun, and sporting gun. shotgun American football an offensive formation in which the quarterback lines up for a snap unusually far behind the line of scrimmage shotgun
A pump-action or single shot firearm, which fires projectiles of packed shot of various diameters; shotguns are popular among huntersshotgun Forensic pathology A pump-action or single shot firearm, which fires projectiles of packed shot of various diameters; shotguns are popular among hunters, and an efficient 'execution' weapon when a hit-person must address a moving target; homicide and suicide by shotgun is common in the US, but exceedingly rare in civilized countries, given the strict gun control laws. See Ballistics, Cookie cutter wounds, Drive-by shootings, Execution wounds, Gauge, Sawed-off shotgun. Cf Assault weapon, Pistol. See SG
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Synonyms for shotgunnoun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short rangesSynonymsRelated Words- firearm
- small-arm
- piece
- fowling piece
- pump action
- slide action
- sawed-off shotgun
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