(slang) set (something) at a high speed, accelerate (something), etc.
(slang) set (something) at a high speed, accelerate (something), etc. Used figuratively in this lecture.
figuratively, to
cause something to rapidly increase in speed, activity, etc. To
gun means to
cause a vehicle, aircraft, etc., to accelerate quickly by significantly increasing the
supply of fuel to the engine. For
example, one could
gun a car by heavily depressing the
gas pedal.