"bumpfire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bump fire [alternative], bump-fire [alternative]
Etymology: From bump + fire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bump|fire}} bump + fire Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bumpfire (uncountable)
  1. A method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms Derived forms: bump stock Coordinate_terms: slamfire (alt: misfire), slam-fire (misfire) (alt: misfire), slam fire (misfire) (alt: misfire)
    Sense id: en-bumpfire-en-noun-KD8uKHI2 Disambiguation of Firearms: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34

Verb

Forms: bumpfires [present, singular, third-person], bumpfiring [participle, present], bumpfired [participle, past], bumpfired [past], bump fire [alternative], bump-fire [alternative]
Etymology: From bump + fire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bump|fire}} bump + fire Head templates: {{en-verb}} bumpfire (third-person singular simple present bumpfires, present participle bumpfiring, simple past and past participle bumpfired)
  1. To fire a gun using bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally. Synonyms: slamfire, slam-fire, slam fire Derived forms: bump firing, bump-firing, bumpfiring Related terms: bumpfiring, bump-firing, bumpfired, bump-fired
    Sense id: en-bumpfire-en-verb-589AXLPx

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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