sawed-off shotgun
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sawed-off shotgun — sawed off shotguns N COUNT A sawed off shotgun is the same as a sawn off shotgun. [AM] … English dictionary
Sawed-off shotgun — Boomstick redirects here. Distinguish from broomstick. For the drummer of T.A.T.u. see Steve Boomstick Wilson. A sawed off break open shotgun of the type commonly known as a Lupara … Wikipedia
sawed-off shotgun — noun a shotgun with short barrels • Hypernyms: ↑shotgun, ↑scattergun * * * noun, pl ⋯ guns [count] US : a shotgun that has a shorter barrel than a regular shotgun called also (Brit) sawn off shotgun * * * ˌsawn off ˈshotgun 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
sawed-off shotgun — sawed off shot|gun [ ,sɔd ɔf ʃat,gʌn ] noun count AMERICAN a SHOTGUN with part of its BARREL cut off … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sawed-off — adjective 1. well below average height • Syn: ↑pint size, ↑pint sized, ↑runty, ↑sawn off • Similar to: ↑short, ↑little • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sawed-off — adjective Date: 1869 1. having an end sawed off < a sawed off shotgun > 2. of less than average height … New Collegiate Dictionary
sawed-off — adjective a) Shortened by sawing. The sawed off shotgun was illegal because its shorter barrel made it too easy to conceal. b) Short (as though something that should be there isnt). He was a sawed off runt, just a little guy, but he packed so… … Wiktionary
sawed-off — [sôd′ôf΄] adj. ☆ 1. designating a shotgun with the barrel cut off short ☆ 2. Informal short in stature [a skinny, sawed off man] … English World dictionary
sawed-off — sawed′ off′ adj. 1) cut off at the end, as a shotgun 2) sts Slang. smallish; of less than average size or stature • Etymology: 1865–70, amer … From formal English to slang
sawn-off shotgun — UK [ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn] US [ˌsɔn ɔf ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn] noun [countable] [singular sawn off shotgun plural sawn off shotguns] british a shotgun with part of its barrel … Useful english dictionary
