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Meaning of dry fire | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
To draw and release a bow without an arrow loaded.

Examples

“Rob finished cleaning his empty gun then pointed it at an imaginary target and dry fired.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dry fired dry fires dry firing dry heaved dry heaves dry heaving