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GUN MUZZLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The open circular discharging end of a gun

Synonyms:

gun muzzle; muzzle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gun muzzle" is a kind of...):

opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gun muzzle"):

gunpoint; point (the gun muzzle's direction)

Holonyms ("gun muzzle" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

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