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n. A smoothbore gun that fires shot over short ranges. Also called scattergun.

n. Football An offensive formation, used especially for passing, in which the quarterback receives the snap several yards behind the line of scrimmage.

n. Southern U.S. A house whose architecture is characterized by several rooms joined in a straight line from the front to the back: "Shotguns [are] so named because a shotgun fired through the front door of these long, narrow homes could pass straight through the house and out the back door without hitting any barriers” ( Melissa O. Fryauf). See Regional Note at beignet.

adj. Of, relating to, or using a shotgun.

adj. Obtained by or involving by coercion: a shotgun compromise.

adj. Covering a wide range in a haphazard or ineffective manner: shotgun methods of testing the hypothesis that wasted time and money.

v. To shoot at with a shotgun.

n. A gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

n. The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.

n. A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.

n. A play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.

v. To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

v. To verbally lay claim to (something)

v. To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

v. To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.

adj. Of or relating to a shotgun.

adj. Occurring as a result of the threat of force.

adj. Utilizing numerous or highly diverse means to achieve a particular result.

n. A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.

n. A smooth-bore gun used for firing small shot, as in the chase of birds and small quadrupeds; a fowling-piece: commonly called gun simply, in implied distinction from rifle or other small-arm.

n. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

"My main shotgun is an 870 and I love it, but when I went to by another one to setup for deer hunting I saw a Mossberg 500 for a price I couldn't pass up."

shotgunned    shotgunning    shotguns   

shot-gun prescription    shot-gun policy    shot-gun quarantine   

shotgunning    shotgunned   

ride shotgun    sawn-off shotgun    shotgun sequencing    double-barrelled shotgun    shotgun shack    shotty    shotgun wedding    sawed-off shotgun   

fowling-piece    derringer    smoothbore    12-gauge    10-gauge    ar-re    seven-pounder    american-made    flintlock    carbine