"run-and-gun" meaning in All languages combined

See run-and-gun on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-run-and-gun.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} run-and-gun (not comparable)
  1. (video games) Of a player's character, that runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-run-and-gun-en-adj-2B5KB-LQ Categories (other): Video games, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video game genres Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Video game genres: 74 26 Topics: video-games
  2. (basketball) Alternative form of run and gun Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: run and gun
    Sense id: en-run-and-gun-en-adj-Z1f9VnVM Categories (other): Basketball, English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 54 46 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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