hang fire

  • 1Hang Fire — «Hang Fire» Sencillo de The Rolling Stones del álbum Tattoo You Lado B Neighbours Grabación 1978,1981 Género(s) Rock …

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  • 2hang fire — {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. * /Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped./ 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. * /The boys plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because… …

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  • 3hang fire — {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. * /Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped./ 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. * /The boys plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because… …

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  • 4hang fire — hang/hold fire to delay doing something, especially making a decision, because you are waiting to see what will happen. It would have been good to settle the matter now, but I think we should hang fire until the general situation becomes clearer …

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  • 5hang fire — ► hang fire delay or be delayed in taking action. Main Entry: ↑hang …

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  • 6hang-fire — «HANG FYR», noun. a delay in the explosion of the charge of a gun or the like …

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  • 7Hang fire — is a term that refers to a state in which an unexpected delay is encountered between a firearm being triggered and the initiation of the propellant. This mode of failure was common in firearm actions which relied upon open primer pans, due to… …

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  • 8hang fire — DELAY, hang back, hold back, hold on, stall, pause; procrastinate, vacillate, adopt Fabian tactics; informal hang about/around, sit tight, hold one s horses. → hang * * * delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing * * * hang fire see… …

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  • 9Hang Fire — Infobox Single Name = Hang Fire Artist = Rolling Stones from Album = Tattoo You Released = April, 1982 Format = CD, 7 Recorded = 1977/1978, re recorded 1981 Genre = Rock Length = 2 20 Label = Rolling Stones/Virgin Writer = Jagger/Richards… …

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  • 10hang fire — 1. noun (firearms) the situation when a gun does not fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire several seconds later. 2. verb To wait or hold back. We were told to hang fire on the decision until management came back with a proposal …

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