(US, historical) a basic pistol intended for distribution to South Vietnamese guerrillas as a weapon against North Vietnamese soldiers.

(firearms) A long tubular cloth covering, sealed at one end, used to provide basic protection for a firearm.

(US, slang) A small submachine gun

(military) the tactical firing position of artillery or naval guns

(Australia, informal) A small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes.

A kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is then suddenly relieved by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.

A gun or cannon specially adapted for use in mountainous terrain.

present participle of machine-gun

simple past tense and past participle of machine-gun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poacher, gun. / (firearms) A small-bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.