bumpfire

English

Etymology

bump +‎ fire From using a bumping action to fire again.

Alternative forms

Noun

bumpfire (plural bumpfires)

  1. A method of automatic weapons fire that uses recoil forces to fire the next round

Coordinate terms
  • slamfire / slam-fire / slam fire (misfire)

Verb

bumpfire (third-person singular simple present bumpfires, present participle bumpfiring, simple past and past participle bumpfired)

  1. To fire a gun with bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally

Derived terms

Synonyms
  • (misfire): slamfire / slam-fire / slam fire

Adjective

bumpfire (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the bumpfire method of autofiring.

Synonyms
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