bumpfire

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bump +‎ fire.

Noun

bumpfire (uncountable)

  1. A method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate.

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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