Absorb
Absorb verb - To take in (something liquid) through small openings.
Both words in one sentence
- It can only reliably absorb one, maybe two bullets before it breaks and you have to bolt for cover.
Source: It Only Works Once - The AA-12 automatic shotgun was specifically designed to absorb most of its own recoilnote specifically, it's an open-bolt weapon using a variation of "advanced primer ignition", where the round is fired off as the bolt is still moving forward to chamber it, which negates some of the recoil.
Source: Law of Inverse Recoil
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