firing

Noun
Synonyms: firedischargefiring offignitionlightingkindlinginflammationdismissaldismissionliberationreleasesack

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy“hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”“they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire”Synonyms: fire
  2. the act of discharging a gunSynonyms: dischargefiring off
  3. the act of setting something on fireSynonyms: ignitionlightingkindlinginflammation
  4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)Synonyms: dismissaldismissiondischargeliberationreleasesacksacking
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Firing \Fir"ing\, n.

1.The act of discharging firearms. [1913 Webster]

2.The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

3.The application of fire, or of a cautery. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

4.The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. [1913 Webster]

5.Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing. [1913 Webster]

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