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pump-action: Meaning and Definition of
pump-ac•tion
Pronunciation: (pump'ak"shun), [key]
— adj.
- (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
See also:
- pump-action (Thesaurus)
