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gunpoint
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gun·point  (gnpoint)
n.
The point of a gun.
Idiom:
at gunpoint
Under or as if under the threat of being shot.

gunpoint [ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt]
n
1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the muzzle of a gun
at gunpoint being under or using the threat of being shot
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gunpointgunpoint - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
gun muzzle, muzzle - the open circular discharging end of a gun
Translations
gunpoint [ˈgʌnpɔɪnt] N at gunpointa punta de pistola
to hold sb at gunpointtener a algn a punta de pistola
gunpoint [ˈgʌnpɔɪnt] n
to hold sb up at gunpoint → menacer qn avec un pistolet
gunpoint [ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt] n at gunpointsotto la minaccia delle armi
gunpoint [ˈgʌnˌpɔɪnt] n at gunpointsotto la minaccia delle armi


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CANYON COUNTRY -- Two teenage boys were arrested Thursday afternoon after being identified as the pair who robbed a younger boy at gunpoint, a sheriff's lieutenant said Friday.
police arrived and found the pawnshop employee holding two robbers at gunpoint.
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