FIRING OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firing off mean? 

• FIRING OFF (noun)
  The noun FIRING OFF has 1 sense:

1. the act of discharging a gun

  Familiarity information: FIRING OFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRING OFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of discharging a gun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

discharge; firing; firing off

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)