Antonyms for gunned

Grammar : Verb

Spell : guhn

Phonetic Transcription : gʌn

Definition of gunned

Origin : mid-14c., gunne "an engine of war that throws rocks, arrows or other missiles," probably a shortening of woman's name Gunilda, found in Middle English gonnilde "cannon" and in an Anglo-Latin reference to a specific gun from a 1330 munitions inventory of Windsor Castle ("...una magna balista de cornu quae Domina Gunilda ..."), from Old Norse Gunnhildr, woman's name, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning "war, battle." First element from PIE *gwhen- "to strike, kill" (see bane); for second, cf. Hilda.
The identification of women with powerful weapons is common historically (cf. Big Bertha, Brown Bess, Mons Meg, etc.); meaning shifted with technology, from cannons to firearms as they developed 15c. Great guns (cannon, etc.) distinguished from small guns (such as muskets) from c.1400. Applied to pistols and revolvers after 1744. Meaning "thief, rascal" is from 1858. Son of a gun is originally nautical. To jump the gun (1912, American English) is from track and field. Guns "a woman's breasts" (especially if prominent) attested by 2006.

As in pack : verb transport, carry
As in pitch : verb throw, hurl
As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
As in take : verb carry, transport; accompany
As in bring : verb transport or accompany
As in examine : verb analyze, test
As in fetch : verb go get, bring in
As in haul : verb move, pull to another spot
As in hunt : verb chase for killing
As in hurl : verb throw forcefully

Example sentences :

Corey tapped her shoulder, pointing out the rout, and she gunned the car.
Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey

He gunned the engine, ready to kick in the gears, and looked at them irritatedly.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

Rick gunned the tail around and rolled to the parking place.
Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine

Dark's pirate ship, the Falcon, had been gunned to a helpless wreck.
Extract from : « The World with a Thousand Moons » by Edmond Hamilton

Lance gunned it to ten thousand feet, Praed following him neatly.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories, February, 1931 » by Various

Or did you have him gunned by Tom Hicks or some other of your friends?
Extract from : « The Heart of Canyon Pass » by Thomas K. Holmes

Jumping into the truck, he gunned the jets and roared off into the dark Martian night.
Extract from : « Sabotage in Space » by Carey Rockwell

The lights of Cheyenne faded rapidly as Charlie Fischer gunned the big transport hard.
Extract from : « Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines » by Ruthe S. Wheeler

In fact, it is probable that, if you looked for both, you would find the gunner shyer than the gunned.
Extract from : « Seven English Cities » by William Dean Howells

Boyd gunned the motor and headed toward the San Francisco Freeway.
Extract from : « That Sweet Little Old Lady » by Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)

Synonyms for gunned

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