GUNPOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gunpoint mean? 

• GUNPOINT (noun)
  The noun GUNPOINT has 1 sense:

1. the gun muzzle's direction

  Familiarity information: GUNPOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUNPOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The gun muzzle's direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gunpoint; point

Context example:

he held me up at the point of a gun

Hypernyms ("gunpoint" is a kind of...):

gun muzzle; muzzle (the open circular discharging end of a gun)