Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "shotgun" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

; firearm gat gun handgun iron pellet gun piece pistol rifle

Derived Terms

double-barrelled shotgun pump-action shotgun ride shotgun sawed-off shotgun sawn-off shotgun shotgun approach shotgun cloning shotgun debugging shotgun double shotgun fungus shotgun marriage shotgun mic shotgun microphone shotgun offense shotgun pleading shotgun proteomics shotgun sequencing shotgun shack shotgun start shotgun surgery shotgun wedding shotty

Derived From

gun shot

Etymologically Related To

ride shotgun

Context

american football baseball firearms slang smoking southern us us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

firearm gun long gun longarm piece ranged weapon small-arm weapon

Type Of (IsA)

firearm form of gun gun portable gun weapon

Related Terms

dwelling hike lay claim quarterback shotgun wedding snapper stage coach wagon train

Synonym Network

scattergun

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.