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to rerack

8.8

To pull back and release a gun's slide or bolt to load a round and clear a jam

verb
/ˌriːˈræk/

Jargon

: recargar

If your rifle does not fire, you may need to rerack it to clear the chamber.

Examples

After the misfire, she had to rerack the pistol's slide before firing again.
The soldier reracked his weapon after the jam.
He quickly reracked the shotgun to prepare for the next shot.
He needs to rerack the firearm before using it.
After the misfire, she had to rerack the pistol's slide before firing again.
If your rifle does not fire, you may need to rerack it to clear the chamber.
He quickly reracked the shotgun to prepare for the next shot.

Synonyms

to reload

vsto rerack

47 3.2

Put something back into a container, vehicle, or machine after it is empty

involves operating the slide or bolt to chamber or clear a malfunction

to rechamber

vsto rerack

Specialized

9.2

Put a bullet back into the chamber of a gun to make it ready to fire

uses the slide or bolt to chamber or clear malfunctions instead

Surface Forms

rerack infinitive

reracked past

reracked past participle

reracking present participle

reracks third person singular

Morphology

rerack = rack (transparent) = re + rack

This is a regular 're-' plus verb formation meaning to perform the firearm action of 'rack' again.

Etymology

Rerack also uses re- 'again' and the verb rack, which can mean to 'pull back', as when you 'rack' a pistol slide. So to rerack a gun is to pull the slide back and release it again to load a round or clear a problem.