noun

gunpoint

GUHN-poynt

noun

At gunpoint: under the threat of being shot, with a gun aimed at someone.

"The clerk was forced to hand over the cash at gunpoint."

"They were robbed at gunpoint outside the station."

How to Use Gunpoint

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAlmost always used in the fixed phrase "at gunpoint" — being threatened or forced at the barrel of a gun.

Common pairings

at gunpoint held at gunpoint

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The clerk was forced to hand over the cash at _____.

From gun + point (the tip/muzzle a gun is aimed with).

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