bump stock

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.

Meanings

nounbump stock (plural bump stocks)

plural bump stocks · alternative bumpstock · alternative bump-stock

  1. engineeringAn 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.

Origin

Translations

German Schnellfeuerkolben
  • Schnellfeuerkolbenweapon mod
Spanish modificación semiautomática, bump stock
  • modificación semiautomáticaweapon mod
  • bump stockweapon mod
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APA

bump stock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20stock

MLA

“bump stock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20stock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bump stock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20stock.

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