"recock" meaning in English

See recock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recocks [present, singular, third-person], recocking [participle, present], recocked [participle, past], recocked [past]
Etymology: From re- + cock. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|cock}} re- + cock Head templates: {{en-verb}} recock (third-person singular simple present recocks, present participle recocking, simple past and past participle recocked)
  1. (transitive) To cock (a firearm) again. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    {
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          "ref": "2007 December 17, Theo Emery, “Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "He recocked, fired again, and hit his adversary's abdomen. Mr. Dickinson bled to death over many hours, in terrible agony, according to accounts.",
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        "To cock (a firearm) again."
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        "(transitive) To cock (a firearm) again."
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "recocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "recocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recocked",
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    }
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        "(transitive) To cock (a firearm) again."
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