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dry fired

dry fired is the simple past and past participle of dry fire.

Meaning of dry fire

Verb

dry fire (third-person singular simple present dry fires, present participle dry firing, simple past and past participle dry fired)

  1. To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
    • Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and dry fired.2009, Debra Parmley, A Desperate Journey, →ISBN, page 32
  2. To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.

Questions about dry fired

What is dry fired the simple past and past participle of?
Dry fired is the simple past and past participle of dry fire.

Words near dry fired in the dictionary

  1. dry eye syndrome
  2. dry eyes
  3. dry film thickness
  4. dry film thicknesses
  5. dry fire
  6. dry fired
  7. dry fires
  8. dry firing
  9. dry flies
  10. dry fly
  11. dry fog

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