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Definition of gunning for
gun for
verb
- to attempt to reach a goal.
He's gunning for president.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.
Last edited on Aug 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- to attempt to defeat.
Citation from ""Bachelor Pad" premieres", Salon, Chris Le, Aug 9 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Aug 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 09 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try': | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to risk everything in some endeavor. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
| Definitions include: the occurrence of telling a woman that one has accidentally gotten pregnant that one loves her and to convince her that having an abortion will be the best thing for the relationship. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something. | |
| Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action. | |
| Definitions include: to try to determine. | |
| Definitions include: to make a strong attempt. | |
| Definitions include: broken. | |
| Definitions include: to make a futile attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to make an attempt. | |
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Other terms relating to 'for': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: attracted to young males. | |
| Definitions include: return on one's money spent. | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
| Definitions include: a phrase used in reference to someone under the influence of opiates who keeps nodding off with their mouth open, as it resembles performing fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: so compatible that even the known bugs of product A were replicated in the "bug-for-bug compatible" product B. | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to need to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to be excited about. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit (noisily). | |
| Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: fat. | |
Other terms relating to 'gun': | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: a small, close range, snubnosed revolver, typically of a powerful caliber. | |
| Definitions include: a powerful person. | |
| Definitions include: a comical mocking expression in the military and police when a trainee seems hopeless at hand to hand fighting. | |
| Definitions include: to commit suicide via a gunshot to the roof of one's mouth. | |
| Definitions include: to perform a task in which the resources to complete it are woefully inadequate. | |
| Definitions include: to be successful. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "sick"; "wicked". | |
| Definitions include: to accelerate, especially in an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: biceps. | |
| Definitions include: frightened. | |
| Definitions include: a person hired for their expertise. | |
| Definitions include: friendly greeting, especially after not having seen someone in a long time. | |
| Definitions include: promotional material. | |
| Definitions include: under pressure. | |
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