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Old Dictator Grabbing Butt Of Biggest Weapon Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SHOTGUN" which means:
- noun
- • Firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges verb
- • (smoking) to inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
- • To verbally lay claim to (something)
- • To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
- • To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.
- • To send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.
- • To employ the technique of shotgun debugging.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He held the shotgun firmly in his hands."
- • "She went hunting with her shotgun."
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