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Gun point; At gunpoint; Gunpoint (disambiguation); Gun Point

gunpoint         
If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
She and her two daughters were held at gunpoint by a gang who burst into their home.
PHRASE: PHR after v
gunpoint         
¦ noun (in phr. at gunpoint) while threatening someone or being threatened with a gun.
gunpoint         
n. to hold smb. at gunpoint

Wikipedia

Gunpoint

Gunpoint is the direction that a gun is pointing. It may also refer to:

  • "At gunpoint", under threat from a gun; see Coercion#Physical
  • Gunpoint (film), 1966 Western directed by Earl Bellamy starring Audie Murphy
  • Gunpoint (video game), 2013 video game
Examples of use of gunpoint
1. Taxi muggers Couple robbing cabbies at gunpoint Police in Thessaloniki are seeking a couple believed to have been mugging the city’s taxi drivers at gunpoint.
2. They forced the guards from their vehicles at gunpoint.
3. The pirates hijacked eight trawlers at gunpoint on Wednesday.
4. Torture, "disappearances", rape, all take place at gunpoint.
5. "We were basically forced out at gunpoint," Lazana said.