gunning (See gun)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1 a weapon that discharges a missile at high
velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
3 a person who shoots a gun (as regards their
ability) [syn: gunman]
4 a professional killer who uses a gun [syn:
gunman, gunslinger, hired gun,
gun
for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter]
5 a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun;
forces grease into parts of a machine [syn: grease-gun]
6 a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he
stepped on the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator
pedal, gas pedal,
gas, throttle]
7 the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute
in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute" v : shoot with a gun
[also: gunning, gunned]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
gunning- present participle of gun
Extensive Definition
Gunning can refer to:
Surname
- Carmel Gunning, Traditional Irish musician
- Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton (1733-1790), born Elizabeth Gunning, UK socialite
- Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry (1733-1760), born Maria Gunning, UK socialite (older sister of Elizabeth)
- Robert Gunning, British professor
- Peter Gunning (1614-1684), English royalist church leader
- Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Baronet (1731-1816), British diplomat
- J. W. B. Gunning (1860-1913), South African zoologist
- Christopher Gunning (1944 - ), British composer, grandson of J. W. B. Gunning (above)
Forename
- Gunning Bedford, Sr. (1742-1797), American lawyer and Governor of Delaware
- Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812), American lawyer and Continental Congressman
- Gunning Samuel Bedford (1806-1870), US physician
Places
- Gunning, New South Wales, town on the Old Hume Highway
See also
- Gunning Transceiver Logic, low voltage electronic signalling
- :wiktionary:gun
gunning in Dutch: Gunning