- hang fire
- phrasal 1. to be slow in the explosion of a charge after its primer has been discharged 2. delay, hesitate 3. to remain unsettled or unresolved
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hang fire
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Hang Fire — «Hang Fire» Sencillo de The Rolling Stones del álbum Tattoo You Lado B Neighbours Grabación 1978,1981 Género(s) Rock … Wikipedia Español
hang 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang 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 … New idioms dictionary
hang fire — ► hang fire delay or be delayed in taking action. Main Entry: ↑hang … English terms dictionary
hang-fire — «HANG FYR», noun. a delay in the explosion of the charge of a gun or the like … Useful english dictionary
Hang 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… … Wikipedia
hang 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… … Useful english dictionary
Hang 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… … Wikipedia
hang 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 … Wiktionary
hang fire — delstinis šūvis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Nepageidaujamas ginklo sistemos veikimo uždelsimas. atitikmenys: angl. hang fire rus. затяжной выстрел … Artilerijos terminų žodynas
