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give a gun

give a gun verb: to order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).

Verb

give a gun (third-person singular simple present gives a gun, present participle giving a gun, simple past gave a gun, past participle given a gun)

  1. To order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).

Forms of give a gun

third-person singular presentgives a gun
present participlegiving a gun
pastgave a gun
past participlegiven a gun

Questions about give a gun

What does give a gun mean?
Give a gun means to order a gun to be fired; sometimes construed with dative (or to), implying that it is done as an honor, as a help (occasionally as a hostile demonstration).
What part of speech is give a gun?
Give a gun is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a gun?
The past tense of give a gun is gave a gun.

Words near give a gun in the dictionary

  1. give a gaf
  2. give a goddamn
  3. give a good account of oneself
  4. give a good damn
  5. give a good goddamn
  6. give a gun
  7. give a hang
  8. give a hell
  9. give a hoot
  10. give a hundred percent
  11. give a jackstraw

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