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Shotgun vs Orphan - What's the difference?

shotgun | orphan |

As nouns the difference between shotgun and orphan

is that shotgun is (label) a gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge while orphan is a person, especially a , both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

As verbs the difference between shotgun and orphan

is that shotgun is (slang|smoking) to inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth while orphan is to deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive ).

As adjectives the difference between shotgun and orphan

is that shotgun is of or relating to a shotgun while orphan is deprived of parents (also (orphaned)).

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.
  • Anagrams

    * *

    orphan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, especially a , both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
  • * '>citation
  • A young animal with no mother.
  • (figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's or decision to abandon.
  • (typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
  • (computing) Any unreferenced object.
  • Derived terms

    * orphanage * orphancy * orphandom * orphanhood * orphaner * orphanet * orphan initialism * orphanism * orphanity * orphanize * orphanotropism * orphanry * orphanship * orphany

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Deprived of parents (also (orphaned)).
  • She is an orphan child.
  • (by extension, figuratively) Remaining after the removal of some form of support.
  • With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive )
  • What do you do when you come across two orphaned polar bear cubs?
  • (computing) To make unavailable, as by removing the last remaining pointer or reference to.
  • When you removed that image tag, you orphaned the resized icon.
    Removing categories orphans pages from the main category tree.

    References

    * " orphan" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .