"up-gun" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: up-guns [present, singular, third-person], up-gunning [participle, present], up-gunned [participle, past], up-gunned [past]
Etymology: From up- + gun. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|gun}} up- + gun Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} up-gun (third-person singular simple present up-guns, present participle up-gunning, simple past and past participle up-gunned)
  1. (transitive) To equip with additional guns or more powerful guns. Tags: transitive Synonyms: upgun
    Sense id: en-up-gun-en-verb-vPeLuFap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

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