sawn-off shotgun

noun [C]

/ˌsɔːn.ɒfˈʃɒt.ɡʌn/

/ˌsɑːn.ɑːfˈʃɑːt-/ UK (US sawed-off shotgun)

Definition

› a shotgun (= gun) with most of the barrel cut offHandguns and riflesAiming and aimHand weapons

(Definition of sawn-off shotgun noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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