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eating one's gun

eating one's gun is the present participle and gerund 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 eating one's gun

What is eating one's gun the present participle and gerund of?
Eating one's gun is the present participle and gerund of eat one's gun.

Words near eating one's gun in the dictionary

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

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