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Defenition of the word firing

    • Defenition of the word firing

      • The process of applying fire or heat, as in the hardening or glazing of ceramics. (Source: HARRIS)
      • the act of discharging a gun
      • the act of terminating someone's employment
      • 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"
      • the act of starting a fire
      • the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
      • the act of setting on fire or catching fire
      • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
      • the act of setting something on fire
      • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

    Synonyms for the word firing

      • discharge
      • dismissal
      • fire
      • firing off
      • ignition
      • kindling
      • liberation
      • lighting
      • release
      • sack
      • sacking

    Hyponyms for the word firing

      • antiaircraft fire
      • artillery fire
      • barrage
      • barrage fire
      • battery
      • bombardment
      • broadside
      • burst
      • call fire
      • cannon fire
      • concentrated fire
      • conge
      • congee
      • counterfire
      • counterpreparation fire
      • cover
      • covering fire
      • crossfire
      • deactivation
      • destruction fire
      • direct fire
      • dishonorable discharge
      • distributed fire
      • fratricide
      • friendly fire
      • fusillade
      • grazing fire
      • gun
      • harassing fire
      • honorable discharge
      • hostile fire
      • inactivation
      • indirect fire
      • interdiction fire
      • massed fire
      • neutralization fire
      • observed fire
      • preparation fire
      • radar fire
      • registration fire
      • removal
      • salvo
      • scheduled fire
      • searching fire
      • Section Eight
      • shelling
      • superannuation
      • supporting fire
      • suppressive fire
      • unobserved fire
      • volley

    Hypernyms for the word firing

      • attack
      • burning
      • combustion
      • conclusion
      • ending
      • onrush
      • onset
      • onslaught
      • shooting
      • shot
      • termination

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