pump-action
adjective/ˈpʌmp ækʃn/
/ˈpʌmp ækʃn/
[only before noun]- (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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