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fire

noun as in barrage of projectiles

verb as in cause to burn

verb as in detonate or throw a weapon

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Example Sentences

And Labour peer Baroness Hodge, a former minister, told the BBC's Politics Live programme that Streeting should take account of what the cabinet secretary had asked of ministers and "hold fire a little bit".

From BBC

Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

From Salon

“I mean it moved from a five-alarm fire to nuclear war.”

From Salon

You can’t shout fire in a crowded theater when there is no fire.

From Salon

This is around the time of year the 49ers really fire their engines and start stacking wins.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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