Machine Gun (Verb)
Meaning
Shoot with a machine gun.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The commando was ordered to machine-gun the enemy position from a safe distance.
- As the hostile forces approached, the soldiers readied to machine-gun them down.
- During World War II, ground attack aircraft were designed to machine-gun enemy troop formations.
- The guards were prepared to machine-gun anyone attempting to scale the fence.
- Under intense fire, the machine-gun nest continued to machine-gun the advancing infantry.