{
    "term": "gun",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a weapon that is used for firing bullets or shells",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have never **fired a gun** in my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **pointed a gun** at them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Should police officers **carry guns**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a toy/replica gun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anti-aircraft guns opened fire as the bombers flew overhead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A **loaded gun** was found in the vehicle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Look out, he's got a gun!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The guard drew his gun *(= took it out so it was ready to use)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **pulled a gun on** me *(= took out a gun and aimed it at me)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **gun went off** by accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The attacker held a gun to the hostage’s head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **gun battle** between rival gangs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "high levels of **gun crime/violence**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**gun owners/ownership**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**gun control/laws**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enemy ship approaching! Man the guns!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Guns were firing and grenades going off all around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He grinned and cocked the gun with his thumb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled a gun from his pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She raised her gun, aimed and fired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found myself looking down the barrel of a gun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I loaded the gun with my last two bullets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jorge quickly holstered his gun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My big brother taught me about gun safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She brandished the gun menacingly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gunman turned the gun on himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police pointed to the success of a gun amnesty earlier this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were several guns mounted in the back of the vehicle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These kids have grown up in a drugs and gun culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They grudgingly took off their gun belts and holsters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This new gun shoots a laser beam at the target."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two armed men held a gun to his head and made him empty the safe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're very short of guns and ammunition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the powerful gun lobby in the US"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He walked into the bank and pointed his gun at the cashier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was injured in a gun battle between rival gangs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Should commercial airline pilots be permitted to carry guns?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The battleship fired its main 16-inch guns against enemy coastal positions."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "heavy", "loaded"],
                "verb + gun": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"],
                "gun + verb": ["blaze", "fire", "go off"],
                "gun + noun": ["control", "law", "crime"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the barrel of a gun",
                    "guns and ammunition",
                    "hold a gun on somebody"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a tool that uses pressure to send out a substance or an object",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a staple gun"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "heavy", "loaded"],
                "verb + gun": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"],
                "gun + verb": ["blaze", "fire", "go off"],
                "gun + noun": ["control", "law", "crime"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the barrel of a gun",
                    "guns and ammunition",
                    "hold a gun on somebody"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the signal to begin a race, that is made by firing a special gun, called a starting pistol, into the air",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who is paid to shoot somebody",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hired gun"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with a lot of energy and determination",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The champions came out (with) all guns blazing."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be doing something quickly and successfully",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Work is going great guns now."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something too soon, before the right time",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to cause the plans of an opponent to fail",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "experiencing a lot of pressure",
            "labels": "(North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm really under the gun today."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡʌn/",
                "audio": "gu/gun/gun__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡʌn/",
                "audio": "gu/gun/gun__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English gunne, gonne, perhaps from a pet form of the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning ‘war’."
}