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machine-gun

ma·chine-gun


transitive verb  (past and past participle ma·chine-gunned, present participle ma·chine-gun·ning, 3rd person present singular ma·chine-guns)
Definition:
 
1. shoot somebody with machine gun: to shoot or kill somebody with a machine gun, or fire a machine gun at somebody or something

2. address somebody rapidly: to speak rapidly to somebody ( informal )



adjective 
Definition:
 
staccato: rapid, abrupt, and staccato in delivery


ma·chine-gun·ner noun
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