firing
English Thesaurus
1. the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | shooting, shot, |
| definition | : | the act of firing a projectile (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gun, |
| definition | : | the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies (noun.act) |
2. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | superannuation, |
| definition | : | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | conge, congee, |
| definition | : | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | removal, |
| definition | : | dismissal from office (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | honorable discharge, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dishonorable discharge, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | section eight, |
| definition | : | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable (noun.act) |
3. the act of setting something on fire (noun.act)
4. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | broadside, |
| definition | : | the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | call fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cover, covering fire, |
| definition | : | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | concentrated fire, massed fire, |
| definition | : | fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | counterfire, |
| definition | : | fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | counterpreparation fire, |
| definition | : | intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | crossfire, |
| definition | : | fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | destruction fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | direct fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | distributed fire, |
| definition | : | fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hostile fire, |
| definition | : | fire that injures or kills an enemy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | grazing fire, |
| definition | : | fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | harassing fire, |
| definition | : | fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | indirect fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | interdiction fire, |
| definition | : | fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | neutralization fire, |
| definition | : | fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | observed fire, |
| definition | : | fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | preparation fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | radar fire, |
| definition | : | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | registration fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | scheduled fire, |
| definition | : | prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | searching fire, |
| definition | : | fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | supporting fire, |
| definition | : | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | suppressive fire, |
| definition | : | fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | unobserved fire, |
| definition | : | fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed (noun.act) |
5. the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, fire, |
| definition | : | cause to go off (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | discharge, |
| definition | : | remove the charge from (verb.contact) |
6. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
7. the act of setting something on fire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ignite, light, |
| definition | : | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat (verb.weather) |
8. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, fire, |
| definition | : | cause to go off (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fire, open fire, |
| definition | : | start firing a weapon (verb.competition) |
9. the act of discharging a gun (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, fire, |
| definition | : | cause to go off (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | discharge, |
| definition | : | remove the charge from (verb.contact) |
10. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
11. the act of setting something on fire (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ignite, light, |
| definition | : | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat (verb.weather) |
12. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | discharge, fire, |
| definition | : | cause to go off (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fire, open fire, |
| definition | : | start firing a weapon (verb.competition) |
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