shotgun
adjective
1. Of or relating to a shotgun.
- The ground was littered with shotgun shells.
2. Occurring as a result of the threat of force.
- a shotgun wedding
3. Utilizing numerous or highly diverse means to achieve a particular result.
noun
1. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
Similar word(s): scattergun
Definition categories: man–made, firearm, piece
Sentences with shotgun as a noun:
- I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)
- Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.
verb
1. (slang, smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
2. (transitive, informal) To verbally lay claim to (something)
- I got a day off because I shotgunned it.
3. (transitive, baseball) To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
4. (US, slang) 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.