"ammo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.moʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ammo.wav Forms: ammos [plural]
Rhymes: -æməʊ Etymology: Clipping of ammunition + -o. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ammunition}} Clipping of ammunition, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ammo (usually uncountable, plural ammos)
  1. (informal) Ammunition. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-ammo-en-noun-PwxOuxZD
  2. (slang, games, gambling, uncommon) Chips or money, usually at a casino. Tags: slang, uncommon, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Gambling, Games
    Sense id: en-ammo-en-noun-Kz-xJbZd Topics: gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ammo belt, ammo humper, ammosexual

Verb

IPA: /ˈæ.moʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ammo.wav Forms: ammos [present, singular, third-person], ammoing [participle, present], ammoed [participle, past], ammoed [past]
Rhymes: -æməʊ Etymology: Clipping of ammunition + -o. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ammunition}} Clipping of ammunition, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-verb}} ammo (third-person singular simple present ammos, present participle ammoing, simple past and past participle ammoed)
  1. (transitive, informal) To load up on ammunition. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: ammo up
    Sense id: en-ammo-en-verb-TFFGXI9P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 22 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 18 21 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 23 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 24 69

Inflected forms

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