Definitions from Wiktionary (hang fire)
▸ verb: (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
▸ verb: (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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▸ verb: (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
▸ verb: (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.
Similar:
fire off,
unfire,
squeeze off,
hold fire,
loose off,
fizzle,
fall back,
strip,
fall down on,
miss,
more...
Opposite:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
fire,
triggered,
shot,
shotten,
trigger-happy,
flip,
triggerhappy,
incoming,
ram,
cannon,
sublateral
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