firing

1. n. The act of disharging firearms. Source: opted

2. n. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Source: opted

3. n. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Source: opted

4. n. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. Source: opted

5. n. Fuel; firewood or coal. Source: opted

6. n. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy Source: wordnet

7. n. the act of discharging a gun Source: wordnet

8. n. the act of setting something on fire Source: wordnet

9. n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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