ammo — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

left, loaded, old, unlimited

VERB + AMMO

conserve, guns, need, run, running, shout, strike, wasting

AMMO + NOUN

carrier, course

PREP.

in, in, on, out, up

ADV.

hardly, perhaps

Definitions

noun

1

Ammunition.

Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper. Then it's “napoo-fini” (Tommy's French) for Mr. Lewis.

We walked onto the racecourse like a pair of Wyatt Earps, cashed up and plenty of ammo and we walked off like a pair of Elmer Fudds, out of `buwwets'.

2

Chips or money, usually at a casino.

verb

1

To load up on ammunition.

"Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — projectiles to be fired from a gun

ammunition

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper. Then it's “napoo-fini” (Tommy's French) for Mr

Wiktionary

02

We walked onto the racecourse like a pair of Wyatt Earps, cashed up and plenty of ammo and we walked off like a pair of Elmer Fudds, out of `buwwets'.

Wiktionary

03

As with handguns and rifles, some ammos are more accurate than others.

Wiktionary

04

"Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.

Wiktionary

05

Hollywood guns have unlimited ammo, so of course all the bad guys can afford to be such bad shots.

Tatoeba · #717975

06

Notice how the hero in an action flick never seems to run out of ammo?

Tatoeba · #982671

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ammo is marked as slang, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.