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shotgunned

/ˈʃɑtɡʌnd/ /ˈʃɒtɡʌnd/

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verb

(smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

Examples :

""At the party, Mark shotgunned his vape into his friend's mouth." "

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verb

To verbally lay claim to (something)

Examples :

"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."

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verb

To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

Examples :

"The batter shotgunned the fastball right back at the pitcher, who barely managed to duck out of the way. "

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verb

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.

Examples :

"After winning the game, Mark shotgunned a soda to celebrate. "

drink entertainment action

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verb

To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.

Examples :

"To find a babysitter last minute, Maria shotgunned texts to all her contacts, hoping someone was available. "

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verb

To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.

Examples :

""Faced with a mysterious error message and no clear direction, the programmer shotgunned the code by adding print statements everywhere, hoping to stumble upon the source of the problem." "

computing technology technical internet word