bumpfire
English
Etymology
bump + fire From using a bumping action to fire again.
Alternative forms
- bump fire
- bump-fire
Noun
bumpfire (plural bumpfires)
- 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)
- To fire a gun with bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally
Derived terms
- bump firing / bump-firing / bumpfiring
Synonyms
- (misfire): slamfire / slam-fire / slam fire
Adjective
bumpfire (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the bumpfire method of autofiring.
Synonyms
- bumpfiring / bump-firing
- bumpfired / bump-fired