open fire

o·pen fire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-puh n fahyuh r]
- /ˈoʊ pən faɪər/
- /ˈəʊpən ˈfaɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n fahyuh r]
- /ˈoʊ pən faɪər/

Definitions of open fire words

transitive verb+noun open fire start shooting 1
noun open fire fire in unenclosed fireplace 1
noun open fire to start firing a gun, artillery, etc 0
noun open fire an uncovered fire in a fireplace 0
noun open fire to begin to shoot 0
noun open fire to begin; start 0

See all 6 definitions of open fire

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Parts of speech for Open fire

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open fire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for open fire

verb open fire

barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
blitzed — inebriated; drunk
blitzing — Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
bombard — If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or you keep criticizing them.
cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.

All 14 Synonyms of open fire