gun down
(transitive) To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.
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(transitive) To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.
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(transitive, figurative) To shoot down; to put an end to.
The CEO gunned down that idea before we could present it to the board.
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(transitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) To masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone typically a female prison officer as a form of intimidation.
In the cell diagonally across from mine, a prisoner regularly “gunned down” the nurse on her morning rounds. He deliberately masturbated so that she'd see him through the cell door window as he ejaculated.
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