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| NOUN | 1 | firing, fire | The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy |
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| 2 | firing, discharge, firing off | The act of discharging a gun | |
| 3 | firing, ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation | The act of setting something on fire | |
| 4 | firing, dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking | The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| Sounds | fay'errihng; fay'rihng |
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| Rhymes | abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng... |
| Meaning | The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. |
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| Synonyms | fire |
| Broader | attack, onslaught, onset, onrush |
| Narrower | antiaircraft fire; barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling; broadside; fusillade, salvo, volley, burst; call fire; cover, covering fire; concentrated fire, massed fire; counterfire; counterpreparation fire; crossfire; destruction fire; direct fire; distributed fire; friendly fire, fratricide; hostile fire; grazing fire; harassing fire; indirect fire; interdiction fire; neutralization fire; observed fire; preparation fire; radar fire; registration fire; scheduled fire; searching fire; supporting fire; suppressive fire; unobserved fire; artillery fire, cannon fire |
| Verbs | fire |
| Meaning | The act of discharging a gun. |
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| Synonyms | discharge, firing off |
| Broader | shooting, shot |
| Narrower | gun |
| Verbs | fire |
| Meaning | The act of setting something on fire. |
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| Synonyms | ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation |
| Broader | burning, combustion |
| Meaning | The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
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| Synonyms | dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion |
| Narrower | superannuation; conge; removal; deactivation, inactivation; honorable discharge; dishonorable discharge; Section Eight |
| Verbs | fire |
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