pump action

noun

A type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.

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slide action
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Meanings

nounpump action (plural pump actions)

plural pump actions

  1. A type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.

    Synonyms: slide action

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.

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slide action

More synonyms by meaning

nounaction mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round

Similar
slide action
Broader
actionaction mechanism
Also see
slide action

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pump action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20action

MLA

“pump action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20action. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pump action,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump%20action.

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