Definition
- (noun) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. “Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun.”
- (noun) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. “I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)”
- (noun) A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. “Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.”
- (noun) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.
- (noun) (as a modifier) Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense: e.g. shotgun cartridges, shotgun seat.
- (noun) (as a modifier) Relating to the threat of force or dubious means: e.g. shotgun wedding, shotgun diplomacy.
- (noun) (as a modifier) Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result: e.g. shotgun marketing, a shotgun approach.
- (verb) (smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
- (verb) To verbally lay claim to (something) “I got a day off because I shotgunned it.”
- (verb) To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
- (verb) To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.
- (verb) To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.
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Word stats
- Shotgun contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Anagrams
Word neighbours
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Words starting with SHO
- shoal
- shoaled
- shoaling
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- shocked
- shocker
- shockers
- shocking
- shockingly
- shockproof
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Words ending with GUN
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- gunshot
- noughts
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- sought
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- hogs
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- hung
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- onus
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- tush
- unto
Frequently asked questions
What does Shotgun mean?
A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
What are the anagrams of Shotgun?
Valid anagrams: gunshot, noughts.
How many letters are in Shotgun?
Shotgun has 7 letters.
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