dry fire

See also: dryfire, and dry-fire

English

Alternative forms

• dryfire, dry-fire

Verb

dry fire (third-person singular simple present dry fires, present participle dry firing, simple past and past participle dry fired)

1. (firearms) To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
   • 2009, Debra Parmley, A Desperate Journey‎^[1], →ISBN, page 32:

     Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and dry fired.

2. (archery) To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.