re-cock
verb[IorT]
(alsorecock)uk/ˌriːˈkɒk/us/ˌriːˈkɑːk/tocockagun(=pushthenecessarypieceintopositionso that thegunisreadytofire)again, for a second, third, etc.time:
Betweensorties, I take out theemptyammoboxes, andreloadand re-cock theguns.
Do not recock withlauncherextended.
- Thefailureto recock, which hasoccurredseveraltimes, can be attributed toincreasedfriction.
- Hereachedto re-cock hismachinegun, andwhilstdoing so wasshotin thearm.
- Recock thehammer, andreleasethetrigger.
Guns
- automatic
- blaster
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- carry
- cock
- go off
- gunnery
- gunpoint
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- pot
- shoot
- shoot up
- shooter
- sniper
- sniping
- Taser