firing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
- antiaircraft fire hyponym
- barrage fire hyponym
- broadside hyponym
- volley hyponym
- call fire hyponym
- covering fire hyponym
- concentrated fire hyponym
- counterfire hyponym
- counterpreparation fire hyponym
- crossfire hyponym
- destruction fire hyponym
- direct fire hyponym
- distributed fire hyponym
- friendly fire hyponym
- hostile fire hyponym
- grazing fire hyponym
- harassing fire hyponym
- indirect fire hyponym
- interdiction fire hyponym
- neutralization fire hyponym
- observed fire hyponym
- preparation fire hyponym
- radar fire hyponym
- registration fire hyponym
- scheduled fire hyponym
- searching fire hyponym
- supporting fire hyponym
- suppressive fire hyponym
- unobserved fire hyponym
- artillery fire hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of discharging a gun
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of setting something on fire
Types & categories
- burning hypernym
Related & opposite
- ignite derivation
- catch fire derivation
- enkindle derivation
- kindle derivation
Sense 4 noun
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Types & categories
- ending hypernym
- superannuation hyponym
- conge hyponym
- removal hyponym
- deactivation hyponym
- honorable discharge hyponym
- dishonorable discharge hyponym
- Section Eight hyponym
Related & opposite
- give the axe derivation
- discharge derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fire |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | go off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antiaircraft fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrage fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | broadside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | volley |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | covering fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | concentrated fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterfire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterpreparation fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossfire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | destruction fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | distributed fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | friendly fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hostile fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grazing fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | harassing fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indirect fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interdiction fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutralization fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | observed fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | preparation fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radar fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | registration fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scheduled fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | searching fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supporting fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suppressive fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unobserved fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | artillery fire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | go off |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discharge |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | shot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gun |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ignite |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch fire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | enkindle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | burning |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | give the axe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | discharge |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ending |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | superannuation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | conge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | removal |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | deactivation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | honorable discharge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dishonorable discharge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Section Eight |