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ma·chine-gun

(mə-shēn′gŭn′)
tr.v. ma·chine-gunned, ma·chine-gun·ning, ma·chine-guns
To fire at or kill with a machine gun.
adj.
Fast and staccato: a machine-gun style of speaking.

machine gunner n.
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machine-gun

or

machinegun

n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. a rapid-firing automatic gun, usually mounted, from which small-arms ammunition is discharged
b. (as modifier): machine-gun fire.
vb, -guns, -gunning or -gunned
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to shoot or fire at with a machine-gun
machine-gunner n
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machine-gun


Past participle: machine-gunned
Gerund: machine-gunning

Imperative
machine-gun
machine-gun
Present
I machine-gun
you machine-gun
he/she/it machine-guns
we machine-gun
you machine-gun
they machine-gun
Preterite
I machine-gunned
you machine-gunned
he/she/it machine-gunned
we machine-gunned
you machine-gunned
they machine-gunned
Present Continuous
I am machine-gunning
you are machine-gunning
he/she/it is machine-gunning
we are machine-gunning
you are machine-gunning
they are machine-gunning
Present Perfect
I have machine-gunned
you have machine-gunned
he/she/it has machine-gunned
we have machine-gunned
you have machine-gunned
they have machine-gunned
Past Continuous
I was machine-gunning
you were machine-gunning
he/she/it was machine-gunning
we were machine-gunning
you were machine-gunning
they were machine-gunning
Past Perfect
I had machine-gunned
you had machine-gunned
he/she/it had machine-gunned
we had machine-gunned
you had machine-gunned
they had machine-gunned
Future
I will machine-gun
you will machine-gun
he/she/it will machine-gun
we will machine-gun
you will machine-gun
they will machine-gun
Future Perfect
I will have machine-gunned
you will have machine-gunned
he/she/it will have machine-gunned
we will have machine-gunned
you will have machine-gunned
they will have machine-gunned
Future Continuous
I will be machine-gunning
you will be machine-gunning
he/she/it will be machine-gunning
we will be machine-gunning
you will be machine-gunning
they will be machine-gunning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been machine-gunning
you have been machine-gunning
he/she/it has been machine-gunning
we have been machine-gunning
you have been machine-gunning
they have been machine-gunning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been machine-gunning
you will have been machine-gunning
he/she/it will have been machine-gunning
we will have been machine-gunning
you will have been machine-gunning
they will have been machine-gunning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been machine-gunning
you had been machine-gunning
he/she/it had been machine-gunning
we had been machine-gunning
you had been machine-gunning
they had been machine-gunning
Conditional
I would machine-gun
you would machine-gun
he/she/it would machine-gun
we would machine-gun
you would machine-gun
they would machine-gun
Past Conditional
I would have machine-gunned
you would have machine-gunned
he/she/it would have machine-gunned
we would have machine-gunned
you would have machine-gunned
they would have machine-gunned
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Translations

machine-gun

[məˈʃiːngʌn] VTametrallar
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machine-gun

[məˈʃiːnˌgʌn] vtmitragliare
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machine

(məˈʃiːn) noun
1. a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose. a sewing-machine. masjien ماكينَه، آله машина máquina stroj die Maschine maskine; -maskine μηχανή, μηχάνημα máquina masin دستگاه؛ ماشین kone machine מכונה मशीन, कल, यंत्र stroj, mašina gép mesin vél, tæki macchina 機械 기계 장치 mašina, aparatas mehānisms; aparāts mesin machine maskin maszyna د ماشين دستګاه máquina ma­şină механизм; машина stroj stroj mašina maskin เครื่องจักร makine 機器 машина مشین، کل cỗ máy 机械
2. a vehicle, especially a motorbike. That's a fine machine you have! masjien, motor آلة سَيْر، دَرّاجَه ناريَّه автомобил máquina stroj, mašina die Maschine motorcykel μηχανή, μοτοσικλέτα máquina masin خودرو ajoneuvo machine כְּלִי רֶכֶב वाहन खासकर मोटरबाइक stroj, mašina gép kendaraan farartæki macchina バイク 원동기 달린 자전거 (auto)mašina, motociklas automobilis; motocikls kenderaan machine kjøretøy, motorsykkel maszyna ماشين máquina maşină; motocicletă транспортное средство stroj motor vozilo maskin ยานพาหนะ araç; motorsiklet 車輛(尤指摩托車) машина کوئی خاص مشین یا گاڑی phương tiện đi lại 机动车辆(尤指摩托车)
verb
1. to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool. The articles are machined to a smooth finish. masjineer يَصَنِّع آليّاً сглобявам fazer à máquina obrábět maschinell bearbeiten maskinfremstille; maskinforarbejde επεξεργάζομαι μηχανικά trabajar a máquina töötlema صیقل دادن työstää usiner לְעַבֵּד בִּמכוֹנָה ढालना raditi strojem gépen megmunkál membentuk vinna í vél fare/eseguire a macchina 機械で作る 기계로 만들다 (pa)gaminti, apdirbti mašina apstrādāt ar mehānismu membentuk machinaal bewerken framstille, bearbeide obrabiać maszynowo پاكول،جلاوركول fazer à máquina a prelucra обрабатывать на станке obrábať, opracovať strojno izdelati obraditi mašinski tillverka (bearbeta) med maskin ทําด้วยเครื่องจักร makineyle düzeltmek/yapmak 機械加工 піддавати механічній обробці مشین پر زیر عمل لانا gia công trên máy 用机械加工,用车床加工
2. to sew with a sewing-machine. You should machine the seams. soom, naai يُخيط بِماكِنَة الخِياطَه шия costurar šít na stroji mit der Maschine nähen maskinsy ράβω στη ραπτομηχανή, γαζώνω coser a máquina õmblema دوختن ommella coudre à la machine לִתפוֹר בִּמכוֹנַת תְּפִירָה सिलाई मशीन से सीना strojno prišiti géppel megvarr menjahit sauma í saumavél cucire a macchina ミシンで縫う 재봉틀로 꿰매다 siūti mašina šūt ar šujmašīnu menjahit met de machine naaien sy på maskin zszywać maszynowo ګنډل costurar a coase la maşină шить на швейной машинке šiť na stroji šivati sašiti maskinsy เย็บผ้าด้วยเครื่อง dikiş makinesinde dikmek 用縫紉機車縫 шити на машинці سلائی مشین سے سینا may 用缝纫机缝衣
maˈchinery noun
1. machines in general. Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand. masjiene مُعَدّات آليَّه машини maquinaria stroje die Maschinerie maskineri μηχανές, μηχανήματα maquinaria masinad ماشینی koneet machinerie מְכוֹנוֹת कलयंत्र strojevi, mašinerija gépezet mesin vélbúnaður macchinario, macchina 機械類 기계류 mašinos mehānismi; darbgaldi mesin machines maskiner urządzenia mechaniczne په ماشين جوړشوى maquinaria utilaj машины stroje stroji mašinerija maskiner, maskinell utrustning เครื่องจักร makineler 機械 машини مشین بحیثيت مجموعی máy móc 机械
2. the workings or processes. the machinery of government. prosesse آليَّه، تَنْظيم организация mecanismo mašinérie die Maschinerie system μηχανισμός mecanismo masinavärk تشکیلات koneisto rouages מנגנון तंत्र radni proces mechanizmus proses kerfi, gangverk macchina 機構 기구, 조직 aparatas, mechanizmas mehānisms; struktūra; uzbūve proses apparaat mekanisme, system mechanizm سازمان،جوړښت mecanismo structură механизм mašinéria ustroj mehanizam maskineri, mekanism, apparat การทํางาน mekanizma 機構,機制 апарат منظّم جمعیت یا ادارہ bộ máy 机构
maˈchinist noun
a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools. She's a machinist in a clothes factory. masjinis ميكانيكي машинист mecânico mechanik der Maschinist, die Maschinennäherin maskinist; maskinarbejder χειριστής μηχανής mecánico, operario masinal töötaja ماشین کار koneenkäyttäjä opérateur/-trice מכונאי मशीन वाला strojar gépész ahli mesin vélamaður; maður sem vinnur við vél (operatore di macchina utensile), (chi lavora a macchina) 機械[]工 기계 숙련공 mašinistas, šaltkalvis, siuvėjas mehāniķis; mašīnists; motoršuvēja ahli mesin machineman, machinenaaister maskinarbeider, mekaniker mechanik, operator ماشين كار،ماشين پوه mecânico maşinist машинист; швея mechanik strojnik mašinista maskin-, verkstadsarbetare, maskinsömmerska ช่างซ่อมเครื่อง; ผู้ควบคุมเครื่องจักร makinist 機械師 механік; слюсар-механік مشین چلانے والا thợ máy 机械师
maˈchine-gun noun
an automatic gun that fires very rapidly. masjiengeweer مِدْفَع رَشّاش автомат metralhadora kulomet das Maschinengewehr maskingevær πολυβόλο ametralladora kuulipilduja مسلسل konekivääri mitrailleuse מקלע यांत्रिक बंदूक strojnica gépfegyver senapan mesin vélbyssa mitragliatrice 機関銃 기관총 kulkosvaidis ložmetējs senapang mesin machinegeweer maskingevær karabin maszynowy هغه وسله چى مسلسل ګوزارونه كوى metralhadora пулемёт guľomet strojnica mitraljez kulspruta ปืนกล makineli tüfek 機關槍 кулемет مسلسل گولیاں چلانے والی خودکار بندوق súng máy 机关枪
verb
He machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers. met 'n masjiengeweer geskiet يَرُش بِمِدْفَع رَشّاش разстрелвам metralhar ostřelovat kulometem mit einem Maschinengewehr beschießen skyde med maskingevær; meje ned med maskingevær πολυβολώ ametrallar kuulipildujast tulistama به تیر بار بستن ampua konekiväärillä mitrailler לִירוֹת בְּמִקלָע मशीनगन, यंत्रशतन्घी pucati iz strojnice belelő menembak skjóta á e-n með vélbyssu mitragliare 機銃掃射する 기총소사하다 šaudyti iš kulkosvaidžio apšaudīt ar ložmetēju menembak mitrailleren skyte med maskingevær strzelać z karabinu maszynowego په چا باندى فير كول metralhar вести огонь из пулемёта strieľať guľometom streljati s strojnico pucati iz mitraljeza skjuta med kulspruta [på] ยิงปืนกล makineli tüfekle taramak 以機關槍射擊 вести вогонь із кулемета مشین گن سے گولیاں چلانا bắn súng máy 以机关枪射击
machine tool
a power-driven machine that shapes metal, wood, or plastics by cutting, pressing, or drilling. kraggereedskapstuk ماكِنَة لِقَطْع وَتَشْكيل المَعادِن металообработваща машина máquina operatriz obráběcí stroj die Werkzeugmaschine værktøjsmaskine εργαλειομηχανή máquina herramienta tööpink ابزار ماشینی sähkötyökalu machine-outil מְכוֹנַת כֵּלִים मशीन औजार strojni alat szerszámgép alat mesin smíðavél macchina utensile 工作機械 공작 기계 staklės darbgalds alat mesin machinaal aangedreven werktuig verktøymaskin obrabiarka د ماشين اړين توكى máquina operatriz maşină-unealtă станок obrábací stroj obdelovalni stroj mašina alatljika verktygsmaskin เครื่องกลึงหรือตัดโลหะเป็นรูปร่างต่าง ๆ makineli tezgâh 工具機 верстат دھات ، لکڑی یا پلاسٹک پر عمل کرنے کے لیے خود کار آلہ máy công cụ 机床

machinery does not have a plural.
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He noted machine-gun emplacements cunningly hidden from the view of the British and listening posts placed well out in No Man's Land.
Again adjusting his sights he took a long-range shot at a distant machine-gun crew to his right.
Besides pistol and rifle, there was the machine-gun mounted in front of him on the plane, and ammunition for all three.
It's the machine-gun! Oh, Lord; and here we are as helpless as a lot of old ladies ten thousand miles away!
And very faint now, but very distinct through the hot, quiet air, one heard the whirr of a machine-gun that was presently stilled, and an intermittent cracking of rifles.
The officers appeared upon the machine-gun platforms.
In roar of shell and shrapnel and in whine of machine-guns will our answer be couched.* We will grind you revolutionists down under our heel, and we shall walk upon your faces.
And in the day that we sweep to victory at the ballot-box, and you refuse to turn over to us the government we have constitutionally and peacefully captured, and you demand what we are going to do about it--in that day, I say, we shall answer you; and in roar of shell and shrapnel and in whine of machine-guns shall our answer be couched.

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