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gunpoint

[ guhn-point ]

noun

  1. the point or aim of a gun. gin. gun.

gunpoint

/ ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt /

noun

  1. the muzzle of a gun
  2. at gunpoint
    being under or using the threat of being shot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gunpoint1

First recorded in 1955–60; gun 1 + point
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. at gunpoint, under threat of being shot:

    He carried out the robber's orders at gunpoint.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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