Main entry: discharge, firing, firing off
Definition: the act of discharging a gun
Main entry: discharge, dismissal, dismission, release, sack, sacking, firing, liberation
Definition: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Main entry: ignition, inflammation, firing, lighting, kindling
Definition: the act of setting something on fire
Definition: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
Usage: hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes; they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire