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 Definitions of firing  [ˈfaɪər ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'firing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) firing
the act of a person or thing that fires.

2.  firing
material for a fire; fuel.

3.  firing
the act of baking ceramics.

Etymology:  (1375–1425)

Definition of 'firing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fire, firing
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"

2. (noun) discharge, firing, firing off
the act of discharging a gun

3. (noun) ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
the act of setting something on fire

4. (noun) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)


Definition of 'firing' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) firing
the act of disharging firearms

2. (noun) firing
the mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it

3. (noun) firing
the application of fire, or of a cautery

4. (noun) firing
the process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln

5. (noun) firing
fuel; firewood or coal



'firing' - Nearby Entries  

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