Definition of Pump action

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Slide Action
Generic synonyms: Action, Action Mechanism
Group relationships: Rifle, Scattergun, Shotgun

Definition of Pump action

1. Noun. a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pump Action

pummellers
pummelling
pummellings
pummelo
pummelos
pummels
pump-and-dump scheme
pump-fake
pump-faked
pump-fakes
pump-faking
pump-jet
pump-jets
pump-type pliers
pump action
pump actions
pump fake
pump fakes
pump house
pump iron
pump one's fist
pump out
pump priming
pump room
pump trolley
pump trolleys
pump truck
pump up

Literary usage of Pump action

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins University Biological Laboratory (1890)
"EXPERIMENTS IN REGARD TO THE SUPPOSED "SUCTION PUMP" ACTION OF THE MAMMALIAN HEART. By H. NEWELL MARTIN, D. So., MD, MA, FRS, Professor in the Johns Hopkins ..."

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