firing
- n the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- n the act of discharging a gun
- n the act of setting something on fire
- n the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- v start firing a weapon
- v cause to go off
- v bake in a kiln so as to harden
- v terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- v go off or discharge
- v drive out or away by or as if by fire
- v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- v destroy by fire
- v provide with fuel
firing chamber
- n chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
firing line
- n the line from which soldiers deliver fire
- n the most advanced and responsible group in an activity
firing party
- n a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
firing squad
- n a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution