"machine-gun" meaning in English

See machine-gun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: machine-guns [present, singular, third-person], machine-gunning [participle, present], machine-gunned [participle, past], machine-gunned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} machine-gun (third-person singular simple present machine-guns, present participle machine-gunning, simple past and past participle machine-gunned)
  1. To fire a machine gun Translations (to fire a machine gun): metrallar (Catalan), metralhar (Portuguese) Translations (to shoot with a machine gun): metrallar (Catalan), metralhar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-machine-gun-en-verb-0ouE5GIa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'to fire a machine gun': 72 28 Disambiguation of 'to shoot with a machine gun': 60 40
  2. To shoot (people, etc.) with a machine gun
    Sense id: en-machine-gun-en-verb-qMQNfinS

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