dry fire en · VERB
Meanings
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To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and dry fired.
2009, Debra Parmley, A Desperate Journey, →ISBN, page 32:
- To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dry firing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dry fired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dry fired | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dry-fire | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dry fires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dryfire | alternative | lexicographic |