English > gunstock: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | The handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun. |
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| Synonym | stock |
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| Part of | artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance | large but transportable armament |
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| gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) |
| machine gun | A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) |
| pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron | A firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
| Narrower | pistol grip | A handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol |
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| Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
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| support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing |
| Spanish | culata |
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| Catalan | culata |
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