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Pump Action
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1. pump action, slide action
action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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Pump Action
see synonyms of pump actionadjective
1.
(of a shotgun or other repeating firearm) operated by a slide-action mechanism feeding ammunition from a magazine under the barrel into the breech
2.
spraying or dispensing liquid by means of a pump rather than using a propellant
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