cannon

A large gun, or a tube-shaped device that shoots water or other material.

• The cannon fired loudly.
• Soldiers moved the cannons closer to the fort.
• A confetti cannon filled the room with paper.

Similar words: big gun

Common phrases: fire a cannon, water cannon, confetti cannon

The tube and firing parts of a large military gun, considered together.

• The cannon needs a new firing mechanism.
• Engineers inspected the cannon inside the howitzer.
• The manual explains how to remove the cannon.

Common phrases: cannon assembly, cannon tube, replace the cannon

A piece of meat from the back, with bones removed and rolled into a neat shape.

• The chef roasted a cannon of lamb.
• Slice the cannon before serving it.
• Our butcher prepared two cannons of beef.

Similar words: boneless loin

Common phrases: cannon of lamb, roast cannon, beef cannon

To hit someone or something hard, sometimes bouncing away after the hit.

• He cannoned into the door.
• The car cannoned off a parked van.
• Two runners cannoned into each other at the corner.

How to use it: cannon into someone/something (She cannoned into a cyclist.); cannon off something (The ball cannoned off the wall.)

Similar words: crash, collide

Common phrases: cannon into something, cannon off something

To hit two other balls with the ball you strike in billiards.

• The white ball cannoned off the red.
• She cannoned onto the second ball and scored.
• Can you cannon off both balls?

How to use it: cannon off A onto B (The white ball cannoned off the red onto the yellow.)

Similar words: carom

Common phrases: cannon off something, cannon onto something