neck up

verb

to increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.

Meanings

verbneck up (third-person singular simple present necks up, present participle necking up, simple past and past participle necked up)

present singular third person necks up · participle present necking up · participle past necked up · past necked up

  1. engineeringto increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.
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