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Pellet Definition–noun | 1. | a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine. | | 2. | a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like. | | 3. | one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun. | | 5. | a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile. | | 6. | Also called cast. Ornithology. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey. | | 7. | (in Romanesque architecture) a hemispherical or disklike carved ornament. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to form into pellets; pelletize. | |
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Gun Definition–noun | 1. | a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. | | 2. | any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver. | | 3. | a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory. | | 4. | any device for shooting something under pressure: a paint gun; a staple gun. | | 5. | Slang. a person whose profession is killing; professional killer: a gangland gun. | | 6. | British. a member of a shooting party. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to shoot with a gun (often fol. by down): The guards gunned down the fleeing convict. | | 9. | to cause (an engine, vehicle, aircraft, etc.) to increase in speed very quickly by increasing the supply of fuel. | –verb (used without object) —Verb phrase | 12. | gun for, | a. | to seek with intent to harm or kill. | | b. | to seek; try earnestly to obtain: He is gunning for a raise. | | —Idioms | 13. | give the gun, Slang. to put into motion or speed up: We gave the motor the gun and drove off. | | 14. | jump the gun, Slang. | a. | to begin a race before the starting signal. | | b. | to begin prematurely; act too hastily. | | | 15. | spike someone's guns, to frustrate or prevent someone from accomplishing a plan: Our competitors planned a surprise reduction in their rates, but we discovered it and were able to spike their guns. | | 16. | stick to one's guns, to maintain one's position in the face of opposition; stand firm: They stuck to their guns and refused to submit. Also, stand by one's guns. | | 17. | under the gun, under pressure, as to meet a deadline or solve a problem: We're all under the gun with these new sales quotas. | |
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Related topics from Britannicaair gun
weapon based on the principle of the primitive blowgun that shoots bullets, pellets, or darts by expansion of compressed air. |
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BBC - Found Nov. 24, 2008
... after two 11-year-old children were shot with a 'BB' style gun while walking with friends in York. A girl was left with a pellet mark on her...
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Two children shot with 'BB' gun
BBC - Found Nov. 20, 2008
... harmless toys Two 11-year-old children have been shot with a 'BB' style gun while walking with friends in York. A girl had a pellet mark on her...
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BB gun vandals may be busted
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - Found Nov. 14, 2008
CHEYENNE -- A surveillance video could lead to the individuals behind a string of pellet gun vandalisms over the weekend, police say.
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Shopping for a pellet rifle
Outdoor Canada - Found Nov. 13, 2008
... like Ralph dreamed of owning an air rifle, or BB gun, as they were ... PELLET POWER A generation ago, BBs were the norm for air-gun ammunition.
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Pellet Gun Confiscated at Aiken High School
WKRC - Found Nov. 19, 2008
TV) An Aiken High School student faces expulsion for bringing a pellet gun to school this ... The gun was a Soft Airshot Series 1900 .24 caliber BB ...
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Turn In A Gun, Get $50 Gift Card
Click10.com - Found Nov. 21, 2008
... the town of Pembroke Park are teaming up for a gun buy-back ... Incentives will not be provided for BB or pellet guns, but they will be ...
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Centro bus windshield shattered by pellet from BB gun
Syracuse Online - Found Oct. 13, 2008
SYRACUSE, NY -- A BB gun pellet this evening shattered the windshield of a Centro bus on Syracuse's South Side, a 911 dispatcher said.
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Boy Dies Of Pellet Gun Head Injury
OfficialSpin - Found Oct. 18, 2008
... for stricter control over pellet and BB guns in ... The unidentified boy was shot with a rifle-style pellet gun Tuesday evening in Surrey by a ...
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Teen to stand trial in pellet-gun injury case
Hutchinson News - Found Nov. 7, 2008
... to shooting the BB gun. The case was transferred to Reno County District Court Division I for trial. 3 comment(s) found! pellet-gun injury ...
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Boy dies of pellet gun head injury
Calibre Macro World - Found Oct. 17, 2008
... stricter control over pellet and BB guns in ... The unidentified boy was shot with a rifle-style pellet gun Tuesday evening in Surrey by a ...
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