"dry fire" meaning in All languages combined

See dry fire on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: dry fires [present, singular, third-person], dry firing [participle, present], dry fired [participle, past], dry fired [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} dry fire (third-person singular simple present dry fires, present participle dry firing, simple past and past participle dry fired)
  1. (firearms) To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-dry_fire-en-verb-WKv6BG2z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (archery) To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded. Categories (topical): Archery
    Sense id: en-dry_fire-en-verb-lOcHczko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dryfire, dry-fire

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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