Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pump action

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: pump ac-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

pump actions (plural)

Phrases

pump-action shotgun falling block bolt action lever action

Frequently Paired Words

falling block bolt action lever action

Synonyms

slide action

Questions

What does pump action mean?: A type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.

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