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guns for

guns for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gun for.

Meaning of gun for

Verb

gun for (third-person singular simple present guns for, present participle gunning for, simple past and past participle gunned for)

  1. (transitive) To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.
    • He has been gunning for her since the day he arrived, he wants her job.
  2. (transitive) To pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.
    • In the early 1990s Starbucks was gunning for two thousand stores by 2000.2008, Leonard Sweet, The Gospel According to Starbucks: Living with a Grande Passion, →ISBN, page 11

Questions about guns for

What is guns for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Guns for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gun for.

Words near guns for in the dictionary

  1. guns
  2. guns and butter
  3. guns and roses
  4. guns blazing
  5. guns down
  6. guns for
  7. guns off
  8. guns up
  9. guns-for-hire
  10. Gunsan
  11. gunsel

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