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Definition of pump-action adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pump-action

adjective
 
/ˈpʌmp ækʃn/
 
/ˈpʌmp ækʃn/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a gun or other device) worked by quickly pulling or pressing part of it in and out or up and down
    • a pump-action shotgun
    • a pump-action spray
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPump-action is used with these nouns:
    • shotgun
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