recock
verb
re·cock
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recocked;
recocking;
recocks
Definition of recock
: to cock again
If a quarterback has pump-faked and then begins to recock the arm and the ball is lost, that is a fumble.— Nick Cafardo
especially
: to position the hammer of (a firearm) to reset it for firing after a previous attempt to discharge it
If a deer is still in the vicinity, it's not likely that the hunter can recock without alerting it. — Eric Bruce When his pistol misfired, onlookers declared honor had been restored. But the feisty Jackson, blood dripping into his boots, recocked his pistol, fired and killed the startled Dickinson. — Robert Kyle