- fire off
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transitive verb
Date: 1888
to write and send usually in haste or anger <fired off a memo>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fire off
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fire off — (something) to write and send something quickly. He fired off an e mail to his publisher … New idioms dictionary
fire off — I. transitive verb : to complete the firing of (a kiln) II. transitive verb : to write and send usually in haste or anger fired off a memo * * * fire off [phrasal verb] fire (something) off or fire off (something … Useful english dictionary
fire off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fire off : present tense I/you/we/they fire off he/she/it fires off present participle firing off past tense fired off past participle fired off 1) to quickly send a message or give instructions I sat down and … English dictionary
fire off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun. [V P n (not pron)] A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air... [V P n (not pron)] Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets. [V n P] … English dictionary
fire off — phr verb Fire off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑email … Collocations dictionary
fire off something — fire off (something) to write and send something quickly. He fired off an e mail to his publisher … New idioms dictionary
fire off — Discharge, fire … New dictionary of synonyms
fire off — verb To perform a task rapidly, often unexpectedly. No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one … Wiktionary
fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom … Moby Thesaurus
fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
