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Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: forensics
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Antonyms: none provided
The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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In a direct manner, without hesitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
close enough to go straight to the target
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- point-blank range
- a point-blank shot
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blunt talking and straight shooting
- a blunt New England farmer
- I gave them my candid opinion
- forthright criticism
- a forthright approach to the problem
- tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
- it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
- plainspoken and to the point
- a point-blank accusation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder
Antonyms: none provided
in a direct and unequivocal manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job
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From French point blanc (“white point”), originally referring to the white spot to be aimed at on a target (see blank's "bull's eye") or alternatively into empty space being fired horizontally.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
a boca de canó
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Catalan:
a frec de roba
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Chinese Mandarin:
近距離 /近距离
(jìnjùlí)
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Chinese Mandarin:
抵近
(dǐjìn)
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Finnish:
lähietäisyydeltä
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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French:
de but en blanc
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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French:
à bout portant
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Galician:
a boca de cano
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Italian:
a bruciapelo
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Polish:
bezpośredni
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Portuguese:
a queima-roupa
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Russian:
в упо́р
(v upór)
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Spanish:
a bocajarro
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Spanish:
a quemarropa
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Swedish:
på nära håll
— so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target
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Chinese Mandarin:
直截了當 /直截了当
(zhíjiéliǎodāng)
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Chinese Mandarin:
斷然 /断然
(duànrán)
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Chinese Mandarin:
乾脆 /干脆
(gāncuì)
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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French:
à brûle-pourpoint
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Italian:
a bruciapelo
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Polish:
bezpośredni
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Russian:
напрями́к
(naprjamík)
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Russian:
напряму́ю
(naprjamúju)
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Swedish:
rättfram
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Swedish:
direkt
— disconcertingly straightforward or blunt
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Catalan:
sense engaltar
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Catalan:
a boca de canó
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Chinese Mandarin:
直截了當 /直截了当
(zhíjiéliǎodāng)
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Chinese Mandarin:
斷然 /断然
(duànrán)
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Chinese Mandarin:
乾脆 /干脆
(gāncuì)
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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French:
à brûle-pourpoint
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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French:
de but en blanc
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Italian:
a bruciapelo
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Polish:
bezpośrednio
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Polish:
wprost
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Polish:
bez ogródek
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Spanish:
a bocajarro
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
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Spanish:
a quemarropa
— in a direct manner, without hesitation
