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A resounding noise, esp. that caused by the discharge of a firearm or explosive.
Representing or imitating the sound of rapping, knocking, etc.
A short blast of sound made in a hollow tube, as a wind instrument; a toot; †a gulping sound (obsolete). Also: the report of a gun.
The sound of a bullet or shell being fired or bursting. colloquial.
Esp. in the navy: the action of firing sub-calibre projectiles.