revolver — meaning in English

English meaning

• handgun noun A firearm small enough to be held and fired with one hand, such as a pistol or revolver.
• revolver noun A handgun with a rotating chamber that lets several shots be fired one after another without reloading.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
• rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.

Senses

revolver is used for these senses in English:

• revolver (firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
• root (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
• rummage (transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

revolver — full definition

1. noun A handgun with a rotating chamber that lets several shots be fired one after another without reloading.
2. noun Any handgun or similar weapon built with a rotating chamber that holds several rounds.
3. noun (finance) Another name for a revolving line of credit, a loan that can be borrowed, repaid and borrowed again.

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