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bumpfire en · NOUN

Etymology

From bump + fire.

Meanings

(uncountable) A method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bump-fire		alternative	lexicographic
bump fire		alternative	lexicographic

Coordinates

slam-fire · slam fire · slamfire

Deriveds

bumpfire en · VERB

Etymology

From bump + fire.

Meanings

To fire a gun using bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bumpfires	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
bump-fire		alternative	lexicographic
bump fire		alternative	lexicographic
bumpfiring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bumpfired	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bumpfired	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

bumpfiring · bump firing · bump-firing

Relateds

bump-firing · bump-fired · bumpfiring · bumpfired

Synonyms

slam fire · slamfire · slam-fire