gun

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gun

gun 🔊 /gʌˈn/

gun : කටපුංචා

gun : විදුනාව

gun : තුවක්කුව

gun definition

of Gin

Noun.

  1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
  2. A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
  3. Violent blasts of wind.

Intransitive verb. To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning.