gunpoint

Noun

Meaning

the gun muzzle's direction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

point army armada degree dot revolver blaster derringer piece arms armed detail defend rifle shotgun
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Antonyms

good attack success whole advantage avoid
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Hypernyms

muzzle gun muzzle

Related terms

knifepoint

Phrases with the word

at gunpoint

Anagrams

Upington

Examples

he held me up at the point of a gun Source: Internet

A Belgian drug dealer who hijacked a helicopter at gunpoint in an try to break his wife out of jail has been caught after utilizing his actual identify to ebook the plane. Source: Internet

According to Albanian Communist leader Enver Hoxha 's account of his conversations with the Romanian Communist leaders on the monarch's abdication, it was Gheorghiu-Dej, not Groza, who forced Michael's abdication at gunpoint. Source: Internet

After a tense standoff in "Blood Giant," Clarke frees herself from the Disciples and forces Cadogan, at gunpoint, to open a portal with the Anomaly Stone to the planet where their exiled friends are stranded. Source: Internet

According to the SPLC, Gonzáles and Medina were held at gunpoint, and Gonzáles was struck on the back of the head with a handgun, and a Rottweiler dog was allowed to attack him. Source: Internet

A day later, Nasheed stated that he was forced to resign at gunpoint through a police mutiny and coup. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gunpaper gunperson gunplay gunpoke gunport gunpowder