Shotgun

Meaning

Noun

●

In Firearms:

A

which

small

, called

, from a cartridge.

●

The front

in a

,

the

; so called because the

of the shotgun-armed

on a

,

, or

was

the

on a forward-mounted

. Can also be used in

of

other resources such as bedrooms.

●

In American English & Southern US English:

A one-story

with no

or

, with the

in a

line.

●

In Football (American):

An

in which the

the

at a

behind the

, often with a

one or both

of him.

●

Relating to

, either in a present or

sense.

●

Relating to the

of

or

means.

●

Relating to the use of

,

or

a particular result.

Verb

●

In Smoking:

To

from a

or other

,

by an

into someone else’s mouth.

●

To

to (something)

●

In Baseball:

To

the

back at the pitcher.

●

In American English:

To

a

from a can by making a

in

of the can,

the

above

, and

the top.

●

In American English:

To

many (requests,

a

, etc), especially

in the hope that

one

result (i.e.

information, is

, etc), in the

of a

many

of

one may

a target.

●

In Computing:

To

the

of

debugging.

Sourced from

Origin

shotgun

English

gun

English

shot

English

sceot

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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