Thesaurus: firing

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1. n. The act of disharging firearms.
2. n. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
3. n. The application of fire, or of a cautery.
4. n. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
5. n. Fuel; firewood or coal.
6. n. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
7. n. the act of discharging a gun
8. n. the act of setting something on fire
9. n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
10. 1. The act of disharging firearms. 2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight. 3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison. 4. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. 5. Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] Mortimer. Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing.
11. n:100 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