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Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɒtɡʌn], [ ʃˈɒtɡʌn], [ ʃ_ˈɒ_t_ɡ_ʌ_n]
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Similar words for shotgun:
- firearm (noun)
- gun (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- quiz (noun)
- scattergun (noun)
- weapon (noun)
- compel (verb)
- force (verb)
- guard (verb)
- look out (verb)
- make (verb)
- oblige (verb)
- patrol (verb)
- protect (verb)
- shield (verb)
- other synonyms
- compel
- look out
- oblige
- other relevant words
- patrol
- protect
- require
Synonyms for Shotgun:
n.
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- 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.
- mortar,
- persuaders,
- equalizer,
- magnum,
- Guns,
- peashooters,
- quiz,
- equalizers,
- peashooter,
- persuader,
- magnums,
- revolver,
- howitzer,
- gun,
- revolvers,
- weapon,
- mortars,
- firearm,
- flintlocks,
- handgun,
- piece,
- blaster,
- thirty-eight,
- flintlock,
- handguns,
- small-arm,
- blasters,
- howitzers,
- forty-five,
- blue book.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- cruise,
- keep watch,
- inspect,
- mount,
- ride shotgun,
- keep guard,
- range,
- keep vigil,
- pound,
- watch,
- walk the beat,
- make the rounds.
Other synonyms:
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- gauge,
- smooth-bore.
- Havened,
- hold in,
- corking,
- Chambering,
- pin down,
- put the squeeze on,
- holds back,
- corked,
- fend,
- pressurized,
- Policed,
- Dragooning,
- Policing,
- pressurizing,
- keep lid on,
- patrol,
- pressurize,
- protect,
- see after,
- looking after,
- looks after,
- give cover,
- insist,
- interned,
- hem in,
- strong arm,
- force,
- withholds,
- shotgunning,
- make,
- Shepherded,
- pressurizes,
- sandbagged,
- pinning down,
- obtrude,
- Bulwarked,
- hogtie,
- Menaced,
- covered up,
- give shelter,
- high pressure,
- withhold,
- held in,
- looked after,
- look out,
- oversees,
- havening,
- kept an eye on,
- be set,
- hold down,
- conscripted,
- sandbags,
- chambered,
- sandbag,
- concussed,
- dragoons,
- ride shotgun for,
- Dragooned,
- cooling off,
- ward off,
- constrain,
- sandbagging,
- look after,
- guard,
- keep an eye on,
- conscripting,
- leaning on,
- Housed,
- put half nelson on,
- covering up,
- lean on,
- pins down,
- shotgunned,
- make an offer they can't refuse,
- concuss,
- concussing,
- dragoon,
- keep under surveillance,
- Shepherding,
- Bulwarking,
- compel,
- keep in view,
- put screws to,
- polices,
- holding in,
- twist arm,
- covers up,
- inhibits,
- interning,
- twist one's arm,
- roofed,
- roofing,
- put squeeze on,
- Shotguns,
- cover up,
- cool off,
- coerce,
- babysit,
- held down,
- bring pressure to bear upon,
- bear hard on,
- take under one's wing,
- guarding.
How to use "Shotgun" in context?
The shotgun is one of the oldest types of firearms and is still popular today. Before the rifle, the shotgun was the most common firearm used in battle. Today, the shotgun is used for hunting, target shooting, and self-defense. There are many different types of shotguns, but all are designed to shoot projectiles, either pellets or shot, out of a barrel that is often long and narrow.
Paraphrases for Shotgun:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
gun.
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Interjection
Guns.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Foreign word
dhotgun.
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Proper noun, singular
ranges.
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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.
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