Gun and Knife

Gun

Gun noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.

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Knife and gun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knife" instead a noun "Gun".

Nearby Word: gunroom

Knife noun - An instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting.

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Gun and knife are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gun" instead a noun "Knife".

Nearby Words: knifing, knifed

old	old gun	old knife
good	good gun	good knife
special	special gun	special knife
long	long gun	long knife
Other adjectives: better, normal, regular, standard, original, plastic, fake, single, small, actual, massive, large, big, huge, new, hidden, gigantic, larger, basic, giant, magical, favorite, bigger.

CQC is based around holding a gun and a knife at the same time, in particular the knife held in reverse alongside the pistol in a two-handed grip that can easily separate.

Source: Sword and Gun
The former enters the film as a hedonistic foreigner who delivers a vicious death using his gun/knife/saw... thing, and ends up being one of the more upstanding and heroic characters in the movie.

Source: Film / The Man with the Iron Fists
Max Payne 3: The Cracha Preto horribly murder Marcelo by necklacing for no real reason, when a gun or knife would have sufficed.

Source: Cruel And Unusual Death / Video Games

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