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deguns

deguns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of degun.

Meaning of degun

Verb

degun (third-person singular simple present deguns, present participle degunning, simple past and past participle degunned)

  1. To remove the gun(s) from (e.g. a ship or armoured vehicle).
    • The Ohio was degunned and refitted for her new role at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va.1963, Linwood S. Howeth, History of Communications Electronics in the United States Navy, page 333 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/History_of_Communications_Electronics_in/sfI4i4znFmgC?hl=en&gb...
  2. (especially) To destroy or disable the gun(s) of.

Questions about deguns

What is deguns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deguns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of degun.

Words near deguns in the dictionary

  1. degunkifies
  2. degunkify
  3. degunkifying
  4. degunking
  5. degunks
  6. deguns
  7. degus
  8. degust
  9. degustate
  10. degustated
  11. degustates

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