plural noun
Weapons that fire bullets or other objects at high speed.
The police confiscated illegal guns from the criminals.
Several guns were locked in the evidence room.
American English
How to pronounce guns
noun · verbB1Very common word
GUHNZ
/gənz/
One syllable.
Form of gun
Guns is the plural of the noun gun and the third-person singular form of the verb gun.
Weapons that fire bullets or other objects at high speed.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Tools or devices that send out something such as glue, paint, nails, or water.
The store sells glue guns and water guns.
Workers used paint guns to cover the large machines.
third-person singular verb
Shoots at someone, often killing them.
The gang guns down the store owner.
In the film, the villain guns down a guard.
Good to know
This verb is most often used in the expression guns someone down.
Useful expressions
to shoot and usually kill someone
The soldier was gunned down during the attack.
forced to do something because someone is threatening you with a gun
The driver was forced out of the car at gunpoint.
under strong pressure, especially because you have little time
We're under the gun to finish the report today.
Related words & forms
The final n is doubled before -ed and -ing: gunned, gunning.