fire
/fɑɪər/ v [I/T] (SHOOT)Definition
› to shoot bullets or other explosives from a weapon: [T] He fired his gun into the air. [I] The soldiers began firing. [T] fig. The journalists kept firing questions at the president (= asking him questions quickly one after the other). [I] fig. "I’d like to ask you some personal questions." "Fire away (= You can start immediately)!"
(Definition of fire v (SHOOT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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