Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give it the gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
give it the -gun
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a specific vehicle to accelerate; to open the throttle of an engine.

Etymology

Originally from the US.

Inflected Forms

gives it the gun (present, singular) giving it the gun (participle, present) gave it the gun (past) given it the gun (participle, past)

Synonyms

rev up tach up

Questions

What does give it the gun mean?
To cause a specific vehicle to accelerate; to open the throttle of an engine.
Where does give it the gun come from?
Originally from the US.

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