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dry fires

dry fires is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fires

What is dry fires the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dry fires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dry fire.

Words near dry fires in the dictionary

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

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