See Also: bribe(1)(dictionary)
bribe(2)(dictionary)
bribe 1, verb(dictionary)
bribe 2, noun(dictionary)
BRIBE, crim(law)

gun 2, verb (oh) and bribe(1) (iou)


gun 2, verb (oh)



2 v past tense and past participle gunned present participle gunning
be gunning for sb
informal to be trying to find an opportunity to criticize or harm someone
::Why is he gunning for me?
be gunning for sth
informal to be trying very hard to obtain something
::He's gunning for your job.
[T] AmE informal to make the engine of a car go very fast by pressing the accelerator very hard
gun down [gun sb ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to shoot someone and badly injure or kill them, especially someone who cannot defend themselves
::A policeman was gunned down as he left his house this morning.

bribe(1) (iou)



bribe noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
A stolen article; theft; plunder. LME-E16.
A sum of money or another reward offered or demanded in order to procure an (often illegal or dishonest) action or decision in favour of the giver. LME.