cannonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæn.ən/us/ˈkæn.ən/plural cannons or mainly UK cannona large, powerful gun, usually attached to two or four wheels, that was used in the past to fire heavy stone or metal balls
a gun fastened to an aircraft
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Guns
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- crossfire
- double-action
- fire sth off
- go off
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- recoil
- shoot
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
- Taser
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cannonverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈkæn.ən/us/ˈkæn.ən/UKto knock or hit against someone or something suddenly and forcefully as you are running:
I was rushing along with my head down when I cannoned into an old lady walking the other way.
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- bang
- bowl sb over
- broadside
- buffet
- bump
- catch
- ding
- go into sth
- hit
- jarring
- knock
- knock sb down
- knock sb over
- prang
- run (sth) into sth/sb
- run sb/sth down
- smash
- smash-up
- stack
- strike
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