Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bump stock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
bump -s-tock
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.

Etymology

Blend of bumpfire + gunstock.

Inflected Forms

bump stocks (plural) bumpstock (alternative) bump-stock (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

auto sear Glock switch

Questions

What does bump stock mean?
An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.
Where does bump stock come from?
Blend of bumpfire + gunstock.

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