bumpfire

English

Alternative forms

• bump fire, bump-fire

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

• bump stock

 

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

• bump firing / bump-firing / bumpfiring

Related terms

• bumpfiring / bump-firing
• bumpfired / bump-fired