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eaten one's gun

eaten one's gun is the past participle of eat one's gun.

Meaning of eat one's gun

Verb

eat one's gun (third-person singular simple present eats one's gun, present participle eating one's gun, simple past ate one's gun, past participle eaten one's gun)

  1. (idiomatic) To commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.

Questions about eaten one's gun

What is eaten one's gun the past participle of?
Eaten one's gun is the past participle of eat one's gun.

Words near eaten one's gun in the dictionary

  1. eaten one's cake and had it too
  2. eaten one's dinners
  3. eaten one's emotions
  4. eaten one's feelings
  5. eaten one's fill
  6. eaten one's gun
  7. eaten one's hat
  8. eaten one's head off
  9. eaten one's heart
  10. eaten one's heart out
  11. eaten one's own

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