FIRING OFF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of discharging a gun

Synonyms:

discharge; firing; firing off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("firing off" is a kind of...):

shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firing off"):

gun (the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies)

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