Definition for Shotgun:

• A smoothbore gun for firing shot at shert range.

Synonyms for Shotgun:

• n.

  •
  • drift net,
  • cockpit,
  • dragnet,
  • decoy,
  • automatic,
  • single shot,
  • sawed-off,
  • magazine,
  • fishing rod,
  • double-barreled,
  • modified choke,
  • one-trigger,
  • barb,
  • self-loading,
  • single-barreled,
  • fishing line,
  • bait,
  • creel,
  • hand-loading,
  • drifter,
  • two-trigger,
  • hammerless,
  • pump,
  • full-choke.
  •firearm (noun)
  • musket,
  • heat,
  • rifle,
  • pistol.
  •gun (noun)
  • difference,
  • ordnance,
  • cannon,
  • saturday-night special,
  • rod,
  • hardware,
  • uzi.
  •quiz (noun)
  • exam,
  • investigation,
  • test,
  • examination,
  • query.
  •scattergun (noun)
  • scattergun.
  •weapon (noun)
  • flamethrower,
  • repeater,
  • machine gun,
  • armament,
  • blunderbuss,
  • nuclear bomb,
  • browning,
  • blade,
  • barong,
  • baton,
  • slingshot,
  • Remington,
  • Ballista,
  • saber,
  • bowie knife,
  • catapult,
  • cudgel,
  • ammunition,
  • cleaver,
  • bat,
  • bomber,
  • crossbow,
  • trigger,
  • hatchet,
  • Bilbo,
  • blowgun,
  • bludgeon,
  • rapier,
  • artillery,
  • axe,
  • rocket,
  • sidewinder,
  • bow and arrow,
  • winchester,
  • dart,
  • blowpipe,
  • arbalest,
  • spear,
  • brass knuckles,
  • shooter,
  • spike,
  • arrow,
  • torpedo,
  • harpoon,
  • dagger,
  • scythe,
  • cutlass,
  • machete,
  • archery,
  • lance,
  • billy club,
  • boomerang,
  • claymore,
  • dirk,
  • hunting knife,
  • tear gas,
  • luger,
  • scimitar,
  • switchblade,
  • weaponry,
  • javelin,
  • battle-ax,
  • sword,
  • ax,
  • banderilla,
  • assegai,
  • bomb,
  • mace,
  • blackjack,
  • backsword,
  • nunchaku,
  • battery,
  • heater,
  • shell,
  • bazooka,
  • atlatl,
  • stiletto,
  • nerve gas,
  • missile,
  • club,
  • bayonet,
  • knife,
  • Anlace,
  • muzzle,
  • colt,
  • broadsword,
  • carbine,
  • bullet.

• v.

  •compel (verb)
  • crack down,
  • throw weight around,
  • enforce,
  • hustle,
  • put the arm on,
  • exact,
  • restrain,
  • put the chill on,
  • necessitate,
  • squeeze,
  • turn on the heat,
  • make necessary.
  •force (verb)
  • demand,
  • wring,
  • order,
  • apply,
  • cause,
  • limit,
  • fix,
  • conscript,
  • impress,
  • overcome,
  • blackmail,
  • choke,
  • contract,
  • occasion,
  • draft,
  • require,
  • wrest,
  • charge,
  • enjoin,
  • burden,
  • extort,
  • command,
  • move,
  • bear down,
  • drag,
  • inflict,
  • press,
  • impose.
  •guard (verb)
  • keep,
  • tend,
  • shepherd,
  • attend,
  • chaperone,
  • screen,
  • police,
  • defend,
  • safeguard,
  • shield,
  • bulwark,
  • convoy,
  • escort,
  • shelter,
  • lookout,
  • superintend,
  • supervise,
  • conduct,
  • observe,
  • chaperon,
  • oversee,
  • cover,
  • secure,
  • baby-sit,
  • mind,
  • save,
  • stonewall,
  • preserve.
  •look out (verb)
  • scope,
  • pay attention,
  • check out,
  • spy,
  • hearken,
  • be on guard,
  • beware,
  • peg,
  • have a care,
  • be careful,
  • notice,
  • keep an eye out,
  • heads up,
  • listen,
  • pick up on,
  • watch out,
  • size up,
  • spot,
  • be alert,
  • keep tabs.
  •make (verb)
  • initiate,
  • start,
  • tamper,
  • effect,
  • interfere,
  • bring about,
  • prevail upon,
  • horn in,
  • meddle.
  •oblige (verb)
  • obligate.
  •patrol (verb)
  • cruise,
  • keep watch,
  • inspect,
  • mount,
  • ride shotgun,
  • keep guard,
  • range,
  • keep vigil,
  • pound,
  • watch,
  • walk the beat,
  • make the rounds.
  •protect (verb)
  • hedge,
  • foster,
  • care for,
  • shade,
  • champion,
  • keep safe,
  • assure,
  • harbor,
  • go to bat for,
  • watch over,
  • cushion,
  • give sanctuary,
  • give refuge,
  • conserve,
  • support,
  • stand guard,
  • insulate,
  • sentinel,
  • cover all bases,
  • take under wing.
  •shield (verb)
  • chamber,
  • haven,
  • roof,
  • conceal,
  • house.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gauge,
  • smooth-bore.
  •compel
  • put chill on,
  • throwing weight around.
  •look out
  • scoped,
  • paid attention,
  • paying attention,
  • keeping tabs,
  • picking up on,
  • scoping,
  • watching out.
  •oblige
  • obliged.
  •patrol
  • kept vigil,
  • keeping watch,
  • make rounds,
  • kept watch.
  •protect
  • watching over,
  • cared for,
  • watched over,
  • cares for,
  • Sentinelled,
  • Sentinelling.
  •require
  • oblige.

Paraphrases for Shotgun:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    gun.
  • Interjection
    Guns.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    dhotgun.
  • Proper noun, singular
    ranges.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cannon, gat.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    handgun, pistol, revolver, musket, barrel, weapon, gunpoint.

Antonyms for Shotgun:

• n.

  • quiz
    answer, reply.

• v.

  • coerce
    aid, assist, release, repress, free, let go, leave alone, help, stop, halt, encourage, dissuade, suppress, discourage, allow.
  • compel
    check, deter, block, obstruct, hinder, delay, impede.
  • constrain
    liberate, indulge, permit, loosen.
  • force
    forget, neglect, disallow, yield, prevent, give, surrender.
  • guard
    endanger, abandon, uncover, injure, desert, leave, hurt, harm, lay bare, ignore, disregard, give up, lose.
  • make
    deny, calculate, ruin, refuse, crush, refute, measure, fail, veto, raze, demote, destroy, renounce.
  • oblige
    let off, be mean.
  • protect
    open, attack, waste, squander.
  • shield
    reveal.

Shotgun Sentence Examples:

• Send one of the hands with a shotgun.

• I'm meaning the shotgun.

Homophones for Shotgun:

• seedsman, saskatchewan, stockman, St. John, switch on, stigma, scutcheon, saktism, sweet gum, sidesman, stetson, scotsman, stage name, switch cane, stateswoman, soda can, set gun, scotchman, shaktism, steichen, satsuma, stick-on, schistosoma, switchman, saxitoxin, stick in, sadism, stick on, St. Simon, stygian, sitcom, seat cushion, Sadducean, stoicism, setswana, scotswoman, scotchwoman, stick cinnamon, statesman, satchmo, schistosome.