footgun
footgun · footguns · footgunned · footgunning
To shoot oneself in the footTo shoot oneself in the foot.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To shoot oneself in the foot.
Origin
From foot + gun.From foot + gun.
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Forms
footguns, footgunning, footgunned, footgunned| Base form | footgun · to footgun |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | footguns |
| Present participle | footgunning |
| Past simple | footgunned |
| Past participle | footgunned |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.