gun vs helve

gun

noun
  • A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon. 

  • A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. 

  • A pattern that "fires" out other patterns. 

  • The biceps. 

  • Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube. 

  • A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer. 

  • A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more. See also: howitzer; mortar. 

  • A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun. 

  • A person who carries or uses a rifle, shotgun or handgun. 

  • A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it. 

  • Violent blasts of wind. 

  • An expert. 

  • Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool. 

  • A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute) 

  • A device or tool that projects a substance. 

  • A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). 

  • An electron gun. 

verb
  • To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause). 

  • To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for. 

  • To masturbate while observing and visible to a corrections officer. 

  • To cause to speed up. 

  • To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning. 

helve

noun
  • The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. 

  • A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. 

verb
  • To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. 

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