burp gun

  • 1burp gun — burp′ gun n. mil Slang. a submachine gun • Etymology: 1940–45, amer …

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  • 2burp gun — ☆ burp gun n. [echoic of the rapid bursts of fire] Mil. Slang an automatic pistol or submachine gun …

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  • 3burp gun — noun a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun • Syn: ↑machine pistol • Hypernyms: ↑submachine gun * * * noun : machine pistol * * * Mil. See machine pistol. [ …

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  • 4burp gun — noun Date: 1943 a small submachine gun …

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  • 5burp gun — noun US informal a lightweight sub machine gun …

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  • 6burp gun — Mil. See machine pistol. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 7burp — 1. noun A belch. Syn: belch 2. verb a) To emit a burp. b) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. Se …

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  • 8gun — Synonyms and related words: AA gun, Armstrong, BAR, BB gun, Benet Mercie, Beretta, Big Bertha, Bren, Bren gun, Browning, Cain, Colt, Garand, Garand rifle, Garling, Gatling, Gatling gun, Hotchkiss, Krupp, Lancaster, Lee Enfield, Lee Metford, Lewis …

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  • 9gun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. firearm (see arms). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cannon] Syn. piece, orDNAnce, heavy orDNAnce, rifle. Types of large guns include: long gun, siege gun, howitzer, mortar, antitank gun, culverin, field… …

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  • 10burp — v. & n. colloq. v. 1 intr. belch. 2 tr. make (a baby) belch, usu. by patting its back. n. a belch. Phrases and idioms: burp gun US sl. an automatic pistol. Etymology: imit …

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