# shotguns

Pronunciation: say "SHOT-gunz" US /ˈʃɑtɡʌnz/, UK /ˈʃɒtɡʌnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of shotgun. — plural of shotgun
   - Simple: Plural of shotgun. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _Bird hunters favor shotguns because the spreading shot makes a moving target easier to hit._
   - _The farmer keeps two shotguns locked in a cabinet in the barn._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of shotgun. — third-person singular simple present indicative of shotgun
   - Simple: The form of shotgun used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _At every party, he shotguns a beer to make his friends laugh._
   - _She shotguns a can of soda in about five seconds._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shotguns (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).