GUNNING Synonyms

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

• a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

• large but transportable armament

• an army unit that uses big guns

• a means of persuading or arguing

• the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

• a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

• a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

• attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

• show off

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• military supplies

• large but transportable armament

• a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

• a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

• (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

• reduce the air supply

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

• an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)

• a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface

• a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead

• armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target

• any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges

• attack or hit with torpedoes

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• large but transportable armament

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a professional killer who uses a gun