noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the gun muzzle's direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he held me up at the point of a gun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: point
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gun muzzle, muzzle
History
Etymology
From gun + point.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
Laufmündung
— a location in the front of the muzzle of a gun
Japanese:
銃口
(jūkō)
— a location in the front of the muzzle of a gun
German:
Androhung von Schusswaffengewalt
— threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
German:
vorgehaltene Waffe
— threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
Swedish:
vapenhot
— threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon
Swedish:
pistolhot
— threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon