1. a firearm with a smooth bore that fires shells containing small pellets
2. the front passenger seat in a vehicle
Usage: informal

1. to ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle
Usage: informal
2. to drink something quickly in one gulp
Usage: slang

1. covering a wide range in a random or haphazard way

Examples

• The hunter carried a shotgun for bird hunting.
• I called shotgun before getting in the car.
• She shotgunned the front seat for the road trip.
• He shotgunned his soda and burped loudly.
• The company used a shotgun approach to marketing.
• The shotgun blast scattered the clay pigeons.
• My brother always tries to shotgun the best seat.