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Noun cannon has 6 senses

cannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
--₁ is a kind of artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance
--₁ has particulars:
basilisk; culverin; harpoon gun; high-angle gun; long tom

Derived form: verb cannon₂
cannon - heavy gun fired from a tank
--₂ is a kind of gun
--₂ is a part of
tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle
cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
--₃ is a kind of armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
--₃ is a part of
body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
--₃ has particulars: rerebrace, upper cannon; vambrace, lower cannon
cannon - heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
--₄ is a kind of gun
--₄ is a part of bomber
Derived form: verb cannon₂
cannon, shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
--₅ is a kind of body part
--₅ is a part of animal leg; ungulate, hoofed mammal
--₅ has parts: cannon bone
carom, cannon - a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
--₆ is a kind of stroke, shot
--₆ is a part of billiards; pool, pocket billiards
Derived form: verb cannon₁

Verb cannon has 2 senses

cannon - make a cannon
--₁ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun cannon₆
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
cannon - fire a cannon
--₂ is one way to discharge, muster out

Derived forms: noun cannon₄, noun cannon₁, noun cannoneer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s