Gunpoint

Gunpoint
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  • Gunpoint — is the direction that a gun is pointing. It may also refer to: * Gunpoint (film), a 1966 movie Western starring Audie Murphy;See also *At gunpoint …   Wikipedia

  • gunpoint — gun point n. 1. the muzzle s direction; as, he held me up at gunpoint. Syn: point. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the open discharging end of a gun. Syn: gun muzzle, muzzle. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gunpoint — ► NOUN (in phrase at gunpoint) ▪ while threatening or being threatened with a gun …   English terms dictionary

  • gunpoint — ☆ gunpoint [gun′point΄ ] n. the muzzle of a gun: chiefly in at gunpoint, under threat of being shot with a gun at close range …   English World dictionary

  • gunpoint — /gun poynt /, n. 1. the point or aim of a gun. 2. at gunpoint, under threat of being shot: He carried out the robber s orders at gunpoint. [1955 60; GUN1 + POINT] * * * …   Universalium

  • gunpoint — n. to hold smb. at gunpoint * * * [ gʌnpɔɪnt] to hold smb. at gunpoint …   Combinatory dictionary

  • gunpoint — gun|point [ˈgʌnpɔınt] n at gunpoint while threatening someone or being threatened with a gun ▪ She was held at gunpoint for 37 hours …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gunpoint — gun|point [ gʌn,pɔınt ] noun at gunpoint while threatening to shoot someone or being threatened with a gun: Two masked men held the bank clerks at gunpoint for three hours …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gunpoint — [[t]gʌ̱npɔɪnt[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them. She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home …   English dictionary

  • gunpoint — noun at gunpoint while threatening or being threatened with a gun: The frightened clerk was forced at gunpoint to hand over all the money …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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