uncocks
Lowers the hammer
Uncocks is the third-person singular of uncock, meaning to release a firearm's hammer from its cocked position without firing.
This returns the gun to a safer state: He carefully uncocks the revolver before holstering it.
The term applies to any mechanism that can be cocked and then released.
Turn off or neutralize
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- releaseTo let go
- lowerReduce or move downward
unready · secure · neutralize · disable · unfasten · unhook · unlatch · retract
Tool for striking nails
- triggerWhat initiates action
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- searBurn the outside
action · striker · pistol · revolver · shotgun · rifle · muzzle · chamber
Lack of strain
- tensionStretched or strained state
- releaseTo let go
- calmFree from agitation
- relaxationState of being unwound
decompression · defuse · de-escalate · unclench · exhale · settle · stand-down
deactivate
Turn off or neutralize
lower · unready · secure · neutralize · disable · unfasten · unhook · unlatch · retract · stand-down
hammer
Tool for striking nails
sear · action · striker · pistol · revolver · shotgun · rifle · muzzle · chamber · bolt
ease
Lack of strain
relaxation · decompression · defuse · de-escalate · unclench · exhale · settle · stand-down