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open-carrying

open-carrying is the present participle and gerund of open-carry.

Meaning of open-carry

Verb

open-carry (third-person singular simple present open-carries, present participle open-carrying, simple past and past participle open-carried)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To visibly carry a firearm in a public space.
    • The police said that his gun was "plainly visible", and they seemed to imply that he was open-carrying.2012 July 31, Mike_Fontenot, “Re: So Much For CC Permits”, in rec.guns (Usenet)

Questions about open-carrying

What is open-carrying the present participle and gerund of?
Open-carrying is the present participle and gerund of open-carry.

Words near open-carrying in the dictionary

  1. open-book contracts
  2. open-breasted
  3. open-carried
  4. open-carries
  5. open-carry
  6. open-carrying
  7. open-cast
  8. open-chain
  9. open-closed principle
  10. open-collar
  11. open-concept

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