open fire

Speech parts

1. open fire - Noun

2. open fire - Verb

Meaning

start firing a weapon

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fire snipe attack hit kill launch gun murder shooting bomb shell firing shoot trigger execute
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Antonyms

guard cover protect stop save secure
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Hypernyms

shoot blast

Examples

What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance. John Sedgwick

The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target. Douglas Bader

I'd sooner sleep by an open fire and wake up fried. Brandon Boyd

The British minister, making his own inquiries, was told that if British troops landed before a German invasion or without a formal Belgian request, the Belgians would open fire. Barbara Tuchman

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Traditional Proverb

According to Ağca, the plan was for him and the back-up gunman Oral Çelik to open fire in St. Peter's Square and escape to the Bulgarian embassy under the cover of the panic generated by a small explosion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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