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pump-action

Syllabification: (pump-ac·tion)
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Definition of pump-action

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1denoting a repeating firearm, typically a shotgun, in which a new round is brought from the magazine into the breech by a slide action in line with the barrel.
  • 2denoting a spray dispenser for a liquid such as deodorant or cooking oil that is worked by finger action rather than by internal pressure (as in an aerosol).

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Definition of pump-action in the British & World English dictionary