Gunpoint

//ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun. uncountable
  2. 2
    the gun muzzle's direction wordnet
  3. 3
    Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon. uncountable

Synonyms

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pointpoint

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"Not even at gunpoint will Imogen of the Internet admit she only learned CSS to spruce up her Myspace profile in the 2000s."

Etymology

From gun + point.

Related phrases

at gunpointpoint blank

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