gunned

Floored the throttle

Gunned is the past tense of gun, which as a verb means to shoot someone or to accelerate rapidly.

If someone was gunned down, they were shot, usually fatally and often in a violent or dramatic fashion.

When you gunned the engine, you revved it hard or accelerated quickly.

The participial form also appears in compounds: a two-gunned outlaw carried two firearms.

attacked

shot

Quick liquor serving

firedTerminated from employment
ambushSurprise strike from concealment
assaultViolent offensive act

mowed down · barrage · onslaught · shootout · spray · strafe · blasted · riddled · peppered · targeted

accelerated

throttle

Power flow controller

revMotor rotation count
flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
pedalFoot-operated lever

engine · speed · race · zoom · turbo · boost · nitro · velocity · momentum · propel

pursued

chased

Followed to catch

huntedSought to capture
soughtAttempted to find
targetedChosen for specific attention

after · tracked · stalked · went for · set sights on · zeroed in · competed · vied · pursued · strove

Opposites

engine acceleration

gunnedidled

Operated without load

idling · coasted · decelerated · braked · slowed

shooting action

gunnedspared

Refrained from harming

shielded · protected · holstered · saved · disarmed

speed/intensity of movement

Moved on hands and knees

crept · ambled · moseyed · dawdled · plodded

Phrases

gunned downKilled by shooting
gunning downShooting to kill
machine gunnerSoldier operating automatic weapon
tail gunnerCrew member defending bomber's aft
door gunnerHelicopter-mounted weapon operator
rear gunnerAircraft's aft weapons operator

Family

gunning, gunner, gunners

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13