Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To fire at or kill with a machine gun.
  • adjective Fast and staccato.

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  • verb To fire a machine gun
  • verb To kill people with a machine gun

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Examples

  • The old Humphrey, the machine-gun orator, was back.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He also had that electrifying speaking style: the machine-gun delivery, the big crescendos, applause lines every few minutes.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • The old Humphrey, the machine-gun orator, was back.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He also had that electrifying speaking style: the machine-gun delivery, the big crescendos, applause lines every few minutes.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • The old Humphrey, the machine-gun orator, was back.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He also had that electrifying speaking style: the machine-gun delivery, the big crescendos, applause lines every few minutes.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • For days and weeks—each morning after getting up and each night before brushing my teeth—I stood in front of the bathroom mirror with this pencil under my tongue sounding like a kid killing the machine-gun sound effects.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • 'Soldiers' charged into the street and sprayed 'machine-gun fire' into the air, blasting a robot monster that will later be CGI'ed into existence.

    Transform the 'Transformers'-in-D.C. photo Melissa Bell 2010

  • An accomplice raked the museum steps with machine-gun fire to hold off guards, and the men sped away.

    The Artlessness Of Art Thieves Benjamin Wallace 2011

  • Sandbagged machine-gun placements crowd the outside stairs.

    Troops Surround Hotel of Internationally-Recognized Winner of Ivory Coast Vote 2011

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