Dropping
Dropping noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.
Both words in one sentence
- Sephiroth's Masamune is specifically compared to the above as a much more practical take on the trope; it's still a six-foot katana but you don't need two guys to lift it and you can actually swing it instead of just dropping it on your target.
Source: Web Video / Man at Arms - Special notice goes to the "Special Education" episode, where Morris and Shum get a spectacular swing dance duet during "Valerie", and "The Substitute", where Shum and Morrison do a jaw dropping comedy-dance routine to "Make Em Laugh".
Source: The Cast Showoff -
If the operator needs to reload with a partial magazine, he would pull the magazine latch allowing it to swing open dropping all the cartridges, close it, and pull the bolt back.
Source: Cool Guns / Rifles
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