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How to pronounce “hang fire”
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- (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
- (figuratively) To wait or hold back.
- [Noun]
- (firearms) The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.
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