verb Download 🔗Share (smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth. Examples : ""Because they thought it was funny, Mark was shotgunning his vape smoke into his friend's mouth after school." " body action communication human sex entertainment culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To verbally lay claim to (something) Examples : "I got a day off because I shotgunned it." communication language action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher. Examples : "The batter, surprised by the pitch, ended up shotgunning the ball right back at the pitcher's glove. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 : ""At the tailgate party before the game, he was shotgunning beers with his friends." " drink action entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 : "Desperate to find an apartment quickly, Maria started shotgunning rental applications to every listing she could find online, hoping one would get approved. " communication technology internet computing business action word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To employ the technique of shotgun debugging. Examples : "Because the website kept crashing, Mark started shotgunning different code changes, hoping one of them would randomly fix the problem. " computing technical technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading