shotgun

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shot|gun /ʃ'ɒtgʌn/ (shotguns)
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A shotgun is a gun used for shooting birds and animals which fires a lot of small metal balls at one time.sawed-off shot|gun (sawed-off shotguns)
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A sawed-off shotgun is the same as a sawn-off shotgun. (AM)sawn-off shot|gun (sawn-off shotguns)
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A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. (BRIT; in AM, use sawed-off shotgun)
The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn-off shotguns.shot|gun wed|ding (shotgun weddings)
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A shotgun wedding is a wedding that has to take place quickly, often because the woman is pregnant.
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A shotgun wedding is a merger between two companies which takes place in a hurry because one or both of the companies is having difficulties. (BUSINESS)

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