FIRING

• (noun) the act of discharging a gun

  synonyms : discharge , firing off

• (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

  synonyms : discharge , dismissal , dismission , liberation , release , sack , sacking

• (noun) the act of setting something on fire

  synonyms : ignition , inflammation , kindling , lighting

• (noun) 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

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