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| crossbow |
a bow on a wooden stock. Crossbows shoot arrows when someone pulls a trigger. |
| hair trigger |
a firearm trigger adjusted so that very slight pressure can make it function. |
| half cock |
the partly raised position of the hammer of a firearm, at which point the trigger locks and cannot be pulled. |
| machine gun |
an automatic gun that fires bullets one right after the other as long as its trigger is pressed. |
| melt |
to trigger a sudden feeling of gentleness or emotional helplessness in. [1/8 definitions] |
| Russian roulette |
a deadly game of chance in which each participant takes a turn at spinning the cylinder of a revolver that holds only one bullet, pointing it at his or her own head, and pulling the trigger. [1/2 definitions] |
| snick |
to cause (a latch, trigger, or the like) to click. [1/6 definitions] |
| trigger finger |
the finger used to pull the trigger of a gun, usu. the index finger. |
| trip |
to release a trigger or switch, thereby setting (something) in motion or operation. [1/18 definitions] |
| water gun |
a child's toy usu. shaped like a pistol, with a mechanism that squirts water when the trigger is pulled; water pistol; squirt gun. |
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