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noun a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate, especially one who is involved in criminal activities

• The henchman carried out the orders given to him by the crime boss.
• The henchman did all the dirty work for the boss.
• The henchman was the boss's right-hand man.
• In the corporate world, the henchman is often the one who takes the fall for the higher-ups.

noun a gunfight or battle in which each side tries to kill as many of the other side as possible

verb to engage in a gunfight or battle

• The police were called to the scene of a shoot out between rival gangs.
• Did you hear about the shoot out that happened downtown last night?
• I can't believe there was a shoot out at the party, things got crazy!
• The debate turned into a verbal shoot out as the candidates attacked each other's policies.