firing

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noun

1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (Freq. 8)
- hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
- they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
• Syn:
fire
• Derivationally related forms:
fire, fire (for: fire)
• Hypernyms:
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
• Hyponyms:
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
2. the act of discharging a gun (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
discharge, firing off
• Derivationally related forms:
fire, discharge (for: discharge)
• Hypernyms:
shooting, shot
• Hyponyms:
gun
3. the act of setting something on fire
• Syn:
ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation
• Derivationally related forms:
inflame (for: inflammation), kindle (for: kindling), ignite (for: ignition)
• Hypernyms:
burning, combustion
4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
• Syn:
dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release,
sack, sacking
• Derivationally related forms:
sack (for: sacking), sack (for: sack), fire, discharge (for: discharge), dismiss (for: dismission), dismiss (for: dismissal)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
superannuation, conge, congee, removal, deactivation,
inactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking, ignition, lighting, kindling, inflammation, firing off, fire