fire

noun [U] (SHOOT)

/faɪər/

/faɪr/

Definition

1. Definition

2. Practise

C2 the shooting of guns or other weapons: The police opened fire on (= started shooting at) the protesters. The command was given to cease fire (= stop shooting). The city came under fire from anti-government forces last night.Guns

(Definition of fire noun (SHOOT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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