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Cheddar vs Shotgun - What's the difference?

cheddar | shotgun |

In lang=en terms the difference between cheddar and shotgun

is that cheddar is money; cash while shotgun is the front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.

As nouns the difference between cheddar and shotgun

is that cheddar is a cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar while shotgun is a gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.

As verbs the difference between cheddar and shotgun

is that cheddar is to cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds while shotgun is to inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.

As a proper noun Cheddar

is a village in Somerset, England famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them.

As an adjective shotgun is

of or relating to a shotgun.

cheddar

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • a village in Somerset, England famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them
  • Cheddar cheese
  • shotgun

    English

    Alternative forms

    * shot-gun

    Noun

  • (label) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
  • (slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.
  • I call shotgun ! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)
  • (US) A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.
  • Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.
  • (American football) A play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.
  • Synonyms

    * (gun which fires loads of small metal balls) scattergun

    Derived terms

    * double-barrelled shotgun * ride shotgun * sawn-off shotgun / sawed-off shotgun * shotgun sequencing * shotgun shack * shotgun wedding * shotty

    Verb

    (shotgunn)
  • (slang, smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
  • (informal) To verbally lay claim to (something)
  • I got a day off because I shotgunned it.
  • (baseball) To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
  • (US, slang) To rapidly drink a beverage from a can by making a hole in the bottom of the can, placing the hole above one's mouth, and opening the top.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to a shotgun.
  • The ground was littered with shotgun shells.
  • Occurring as a result of the threat of force.
  • a shotgun wedding
  • Utilizing numerous or highly diverse means to achieve a particular result.
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