"gravity gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gravity guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gravity gun (plural gravity guns)
  1. (video games) A device in video games, particularly first-person shooters, with which players can directly manipulate objects in the virtual world, often allowing them to be used as projectiles. Categories (topical): Video games, Weapons Synonyms: physics gun

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