n 1: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold
your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes";
"they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
[syn: fire]
2: the act of discharging a gun [syn: discharge, firing off]
3: the act of starting a fire [syn: ignition, lighting, kindling]
4: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free
to depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge, liberation, release, sack, sacking]