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bumpfire

bumpfire noun: a method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate.

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.

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

Synonyms of bumpfire

Forms of bumpfire

Noun
alternative formbump fire
alternative formbump-fire
Verb
third-person singular presentbumpfires
present participlebumpfiring
past participlebumpfired
pastbumpfired

Origin of bumpfire

From bump + fire.

Words formed from bumpfire

Questions about bumpfire

What does bumpfire mean?
Bumpfire means a method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate.
What part of speech is bumpfire?
Bumpfire can be a noun or a verb.

Words near bumpfire in the dictionary

  1. bumperize
  2. bumpers
  3. bumpery
  4. bumpety
  5. bumpf
  6. bumpfire
  7. bumpfired
  8. bumpfires
  9. bumpfiring
  10. bumph
  11. bumphle

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