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machine-gun Definition


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machine-gun
noun
    1. Any of various portable guns, often used mounted on a stand, that fire a continuous rapid stream of bullets when the trigger is pressed. Also as adj. See also submachine-gun.
      Example: machine gun fire
verb
    machine-gunned, machine-gunning
    1. To shoot at someone or something with a machine-gun.
Derivative: machine-gunner
noun
    Etymology: 19c.



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