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Prepare To Pull The Trigger

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99%7Exact Match!
verb

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

32%3Trigger pull releases a hammer or firing pin
noun

• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

• large but transportable armament

• a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

verb

• shoot with a gun

32%10 Gun that fires one shot per trigger pull without manual reloading
noun

• a firearm that reloads itself

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