Définitions
1.NounA gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge."The farmer's son brought home a Thanksgiving turkey from the wild that he killed with his shotgun."
2.NounThe 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. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms."I call shotgun!; I call shotgun!"
3.NounA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line."Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi."
4.NounAn offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, often with a running back set to one or both sides of him.
5.NounRelating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense."shotgun cartridges; shotgun seat; shotgun wedding; shotgun diplomacy; shotgun marketing; shotgun approach"
6.NounRelating to shotguns, either in a present or past sense."shotgun cartridges; shotgun seat"
7.NounRelating to the threat of force or dubious means."shotgun wedding; shotgun diplomacy"
8.NounRelating to the use of numerous, diverse or indiscriminate means to achieve a particular result."shotgun marketing; shotgun approach"
9.VerbTo inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
10.VerbTo verbally lay claim to (something)"I got a day off because I shotgunned it."
11.VerbTo hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
12.VerbTo 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.
13.VerbTo send out many (requests, answers to a question, etc), especially in the hope that one obtains a positive result (i.e. reveals useful information, is correct, etc), in the manner of a shotgun firing many balls of shot such that one may hit a target.
14.VerbTo employ the technique of shotgun debugging.