pump action (n)
slide action (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun
def a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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Hypernym action, action mechanism
Part holonym rifle; shotgun, scattergun
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Hyponym action, action mechanism
Part meronym rifle; shotgun, scattergun

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