"quickscope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/ [UK], /ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/ [US] Audio: En-au-quickscope.ogg [Australia] Forms: quickscopes [plural]
Etymology: From quick + scope. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quick|scope}} quick + scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} quickscope (plural quickscopes)
  1. (video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quickscope-en-noun-Lwh8MGhe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 25 Topics: video-games
  2. (video games, slang) The act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quickscope-en-noun-NfabayO5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 25 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quick scope, quick-scope

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/ [UK], /ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/ [US] Audio: En-au-quickscope.ogg [Australia] Forms: quickscopes [present, singular, third-person], quickscoping [participle, present], quickscoped [participle, past], quickscoped [past]
Etymology: From quick + scope. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quick|scope}} quick + scope Head templates: {{en-verb}} quickscope (third-person singular simple present quickscopes, present participle quickscoping, simple past and past participle quickscoped)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, video games, slang) To shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: no-scope
    Sense id: en-quickscope-en-verb-pDZJjlWc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 40 25 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quick scope, quick-scope

Inflected forms

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