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shotguns

/ˈʃɒtɡʌnz/

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noun

A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

Examples :

"Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun."

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noun

The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.

Examples :

"I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)"

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noun

A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.

Examples :

"Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi."

architecture building

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noun

An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.

Examples :

"The football team practiced running plays out of shotguns to improve their passing game. "

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noun

(as a modifier) Relating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense: e.g. shotgun cartridges, shotgun seat.

Examples :

"My grandpa keeps his shotguns locked in a cabinet in the garage. "

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noun

(as a modifier) Relating to the threat of force or dubious means: e.g. shotgun wedding, shotgun diplomacy.

Examples :

"The company's "shotgun approach" to marketing, trying every possible strategy at once, ultimately proved ineffective. "

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(as a modifier) Relating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result: e.g. shotgun marketing, a shotgun approach.

Examples :

"Instead of using a targeted campaign, the company employed shotguns - advertising on every platform and hoping to reach someone, anyone. "

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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 :

"The older brother shotgunned the pipe, sending a plume of smoke into his little sister'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 shotguns the ball right back to the pitcher, who barely ducked in time. "

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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 :

"During the tailgate party before the football game, everyone shotguns a can of soda. "

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 an apartment quickly, Maria shotguns emails to every listing she could find, hoping one landlord would respond positively. "

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verb

To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.

Examples :

"Because the website kept crashing, I decided to shotgun the code by commenting out sections randomly to see if that would fix the problem. "

computing technical technology