fire away

verb

To begin shooting at an enemy.

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Meanings

verbfire away (third-person singular simple present fires away, present participle firing away, simple past and past participle fired away)

present singular third person fires away · participle present firing away · participle past fired away · past fired away

  1. intransitiveTo begin shooting at an enemy.
  2. figurativelyintransitiveTo begin to talk or present information quickly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
work away
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APA

fire away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20away

MLA

“fire away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20away.

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